Fargo January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of January 20.

January 20 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	54 °F	1908
Lowest temperature	-31 °F	1984
Lowest daily high	-15 °F	1970
Highest daily low	35 °F	2017
Most precipitation	0.41 inches	1937
Most snow	8.6 inches	1937

January 20 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

54 °F

-31 °F

-15 °F

Highest daily low

35 °F

0.41 inches

8.6 inches

January 20 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	18.4 °F
Average low	0.8 °F
Chance precipitation	32.4%
Chance snow	30.9%

January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

18.4 °F

Average low

0.8 °F

Chance precipitation

32.4%

Chance snow

30.9%

Fargo January 20 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	10	-7	0.00	0.0
2023	25	19	0.00	0.0
2022	-5	-21	0.00	0.0
2021	39	6	0.00	0.0
2020	2	-21	0.00	0.0
2019	3	-7	0.00	0.0
2018	38	22	0.00	0.0
2017	39	35	0.00	0.0
2016	24	13	0.00	0.0
2015	33	28	0.00	0.0
2014	17	-19	0.03	0.4
2013	3	-11	0.00	0.0
2012	13	-5	0.00	0.0
2011	13	-26	0.00	0.0
2010	25	16	0.00	0.0
2009	24	10	0.00	0.0
2008	-4	-25	0.00	0.0
2007	32	10	0.00	0.0
2006	27	2	0.02	0.2
2005	16	13	0.03	0.3
2004	22	3	0.04	0.7
2003	4	-9	0.00	0.0
2002	20	3	0.00	0.2
2001	9	-5	0.00	0.0
2000	1	-12	0.00	0.0
1999	10	-2	0.00	0.0
1998	9	-11	0.00	0.0
1997	25	2	0.00	0.0
1996	0	-30	0.03	0.6
1995	15	1	0.04	0.8
1994	12	-22	0.00	0.0
1993	25	13	0.00	0.0
1992	37	7	0.00	0.0
1991	4	-12	0.01	0.2
1990	20	5	0.00	0.0
1989	23	-7	0.00	0.0
1988	14	1	0.00	0.0
1987	18	0	0.01	0.1
1986	34	28	0.00	0.0
1985	8	-17	0.01	0.1
1984	-4	-31	0.00	0.0
1983	24	20	0.00	0.0
1982	2	-16	0.05	1.1
1981	25	6	0.00	0.0
1980	30	6	0.00	0.0
1979	20	14	0.14	1.7
1978	0	-19	0.00	0.0
1977	20	3	0.00	0.0
1976	30	-4	0.14	1.4
1975	33	2	0.03	0.3
1974	25	21	0.01	0.5
1973	21	-3	0.01	0.2
1972	4	-13	0.00	0.0
1971	32	9	0.00	0.0
1970	-15	-30	0.00	0.0
1969	16	-3	0.02	0.1
1968	38	20	0.00	0.0
1967	30	4	0.00	0.0
1966	6	-9	0.00	0.0
1965	14	-6	0.00	0.0
1964	42	11	0.00	0.0
1963	-4	-20	0.00	0.0
1962	0	-20	0.08	0.8
1961	8	-12	0.05	0.2
1960	10	-12	0.00	0.0
1959	2	-7	0.00	0.0
1958	12	-10	0.02	0.5
1957	19	10	0.07	0.7
1956	-6	-20	0.00	0.0
1955	26	17	0.04	0.5
1954	-9	-28	0.02	0.5
1953	20	-9	0.00	0.0
1952	1	-22	0.00	0.0
1951	-7	-17	0.00	0.0
1950	7	-9	0.20	3.1
1949	-4	-20	0.10	1.0
1948	32	1	0.02	0.2
1947	15	-10	0.00	0.0
1946	12	-8	0.00	0.0
1945	27	20	0.00	0.0
1944	53	25	0.00	0.0
1943	-15	-24	0.01	0.2
1942	43	21	0.00	n/a
1941	26	12	0.00	0.0
1940	12	-2	0.00	0.0
1939	28	18	0.01	0.1
1938	24	18	0.05	0.9
1937	10	-5	0.41	8.6
1936	-6	-18	0.00	0.0
1935	-15	-23	0.03	0.5
1934	31	15	0.00	0.0
1933	19	-10	0.00	0.0
1932	13	-5	0.03	0.2
1931	18	-5	0.00	0.0
1930	-6	-14	0.00	0.0
1929	19	-5	0.00	0.0
1928	12	-4	0.00	0.0
1927	-6	-13	0.08	0.8
1926	17	-4	0.03	0.6
1925	31	1	0.00	0.0
1924	-8	-23	0.00	0.0
1923	15	2	0.06	1.1
1922	22	6	0.00	0.0
1921	38	18	0.00	0.0
1920	5	-19	0.05	3.0
1919	38	30	0.00	0.0
1918	20	6	0.01	0.1
1917	5	-14	0.00	0.0
1916	28	7	0.00	0.0
1915	4	-12	0.00	0.0
1914	16	-4	0.20	2.0
1913	-6	-22	0.00	0.0
1912	6	-15	0.00	0.0
1911	18	-8	0.00	0.0
1910	34	14	0.14	1.1
1909	35	28	0.00	0.0
1908	54	19	0.00	0.0
1907	-6	-22	0.00	0.0
1906	26	1	0.10	1.0
1905	18	-2	0.00	0.0
1904	0	-12	0.00	0.0
1903	17	-8	0.00	0.0
1902	32	16	0.30	3.0
1901	42	14	0.00	0.0
1900	40	26	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 1/20?

For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 54 °F which happened in 1908.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on January 20

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	54 °F	1908
2	53 °F	1944
3	43 °F	1942
4	42 °F	1964
4	42 °F	1901
6	40 °F	1900
7	39 °F	2021
7	39 °F	2017
9	38 °F	1919
9	38 °F	1921
9	38 °F	2018
9	38 °F	1968

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 1/20?

For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -31 °F which happened in 1984.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on January 20

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-31 °F	1984
2	-30 °F	1996
2	-30 °F	1970
4	-28 °F	1954
5	-26 °F	2011
6	-25 °F	2008
7	-24 °F	1943
8	-23 °F	1924
8	-23 °F	1935
10	-22 °F	1907
10	-22 °F	1913
10	-22 °F	1952
10	-22 °F	1994

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on January 20

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-15 °F	1943
1	-15 °F	1970
1	-15 °F	1935
4	-9 °F	1954
5	-8 °F	1924
6	-7 °F	1951
7	-6 °F	1927
7	-6 °F	1930
7	-6 °F	1907
7	-6 °F	1913
7	-6 °F	1936
7	-6 °F	1956

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 1/20?

For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.41 inches which happened in 1937.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on January 20

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.41 inches	1937
2	0.30 inches	1902
3	0.20 inches	1914
3	0.20 inches	1950
5	0.14 inches	1910
5	0.14 inches	1979
5	0.14 inches	1976
8	0.10 inches	1949
8	0.10 inches	1906
10	0.08 inches	1962
10	0.08 inches	1927

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on January 20

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	8.6 inches	1937
2	3.1 inches	1950
3	3.0 inches	1902
3	3.0 inches	1920
5	2.0 inches	1914
6	1.7 inches	1979
7	1.4 inches	1976
8	1.1 inches	1982
8	1.1 inches	1923
8	1.1 inches	1910

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1942–2024	Hector International Airport	location
1900–1941	Moorhead State Teachers College	location