Fargo January 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of January 21.

January 21 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	52 °F	1900
Lowest temperature	-30 °F	1970
Lowest daily high	-14 °F	1954
Highest daily low	36 °F	2017
Most precipitation	0.57 inches	1952
Most snow	6.1 inches	1952

January 21 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

52 °F

-30 °F

-14 °F

Highest daily low

36 °F

0.57 inches

6.1 inches

January 21 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	18.5 °F
Average low	0.8 °F
Chance precipitation	32.3%
Chance snow	30.8%

January 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

18.5 °F

Average low

0.8 °F

Chance precipitation

32.3%

Chance snow

30.8%

Fargo January 21 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	25	8	0.00	0.0
2023	20	2	0.00	0.0
2022	32	-5	0.08	0.9
2021	30	2	0.00	0.0
2020	25	-4	0.00	0.0
2019	13	2	0.19	1.9
2018	29	17	0.00	0.0
2017	39	36	0.00	0.0
2016	21	5	0.00	0.0
2015	28	10	0.00	0.0
2014	9	-21	0.05	0.8
2013	-4	-14	0.00	0.0
2012	21	-4	0.00	0.0
2011	-2	-27	0.01	0.7
2010	28	23	0.06	0.6
2009	26	7	0.00	0.0
2008	5	-8	0.01	0.2
2007	21	11	0.00	0.1
2006	29	-3	0.00	0.0
2005	22	-1	0.43	4.1
2004	28	-9	0.00	0.0
2003	4	-10	0.00	0.0
2002	37	15	0.00	0.0
2001	16	2	0.00	0.0
2000	5	-14	0.01	0.2
1999	28	-1	0.11	2.2
1998	18	9	0.00	0.0
1997	31	24	0.00	0.0
1996	7	-10	0.00	0.0
1995	11	0	0.03	0.4
1994	21	1	0.00	0.0
1993	29	22	0.02	0.7
1992	34	8	0.00	0.0
1991	17	-12	0.00	0.0
1990	42	12	0.00	0.0
1989	34	20	0.00	0.0
1988	31	-4	0.02	0.2
1987	31	6	0.01	0.2
1986	30	2	0.06	0.9
1985	22	6	0.00	0.0
1984	11	-4	0.00	0.0
1983	27	23	0.00	0.0
1982	0	-10	0.02	0.5
1981	37	10	0.00	0.0
1980	30	15	0.07	1.0
1979	24	18	0.00	0.0
1978	4	-13	0.00	0.0
1977	14	3	0.00	0.0
1976	26	3	0.00	0.0
1975	32	-14	0.10	1.2
1974	21	9	0.00	0.2
1973	24	21	0.01	0.2
1972	20	-9	0.00	0.1
1971	31	16	0.00	0.0
1970	0	-30	0.00	0.0
1969	1	-7	0.00	0.0
1968	39	19	0.00	0.0
1967	18	7	0.00	0.0
1966	-9	-23	0.00	0.0
1965	30	8	0.00	0.0
1964	36	12	0.00	0.0
1963	0	-20	0.04	0.6
1962	0	-23	0.08	0.8
1961	3	-18	0.00	0.0
1960	7	-3	0.00	0.0
1959	5	-10	0.00	0.0
1958	34	12	0.00	0.0
1957	13	-10	0.09	1.0
1956	-4	-18	0.00	0.0
1955	23	7	0.05	0.5
1954	-14	-30	0.00	0.0
1953	27	15	0.03	0.3
1952	18	1	0.57	6.1
1951	8	-25	0.00	0.0
1950	13	-1	0.00	0.0
1949	-8	-25	0.01	0.1
1948	1	-16	0.00	0.0
1947	7	-14	0.00	0.0
1946	-1	-13	0.00	0.0
1945	27	13	0.00	0.0
1944	43	28	0.00	0.0
1943	-2	-15	0.05	0.5
1942	48	27	0.00	n/a
1941	23	-7	0.01	0.1
1940	18	2	0.00	0.0
1939	25	-12	0.01	0.1
1938	27	12	0.00	0.0
1937	-5	-21	0.00	0.2
1936	-3	-29	0.00	0.1
1935	-9	-25	0.00	0.0
1934	39	20	0.00	0.0
1933	31	-2	0.00	0.0
1932	19	8	0.03	0.9
1931	26	-5	0.00	0.0
1930	8	-18	0.00	0.0
1929	16	-7	0.00	0.0
1928	25	-5	0.00	0.0
1927	-8	-20	0.00	0.1
1926	-3	-16	0.00	0.0
1925	40	23	0.00	0.0
1924	22	-23	0.00	0.0
1923	17	5	0.02	0.4
1922	15	-20	0.04	0.5
1921	27	13	0.00	n/a
1920	-7	-27	0.00	0.0
1919	32	23	0.00	0.0
1918	14	-7	0.00	0.0
1917	6	-18	0.16	1.6
1916	30	9	0.00	0.0
1915	-2	-15	0.00	0.0
1914	4	-10	0.00	0.0
1913	9	-13	0.00	0.0
1912	7	1	0.00	0.0
1911	2	-10	0.00	0.0
1910	14	1	0.00	0.0
1909	34	16	0.00	0.0
1908	42	20	0.00	0.0
1907	0	-20	0.06	0.6
1906	1	-15	0.00	0.0
1905	8	-2	0.00	0.0
1904	8	-10	0.00	0.0
1903	16	-8	0.06	0.6
1902	26	0	0.00	0.0
1901	19	4	0.02	0.2
1900	52	29	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 1/21?

For the date of Jan 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 52 °F which happened in 1900.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on January 21

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	52 °F	1900
2	48 °F	1942
3	43 °F	1944
4	42 °F	1990
4	42 °F	1908
6	40 °F	1925
7	39 °F	1934
7	39 °F	2017
7	39 °F	1968
10	37 °F	1981
10	37 °F	2002

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 1/21?

For the date of Jan 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -30 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1970.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on January 21

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-30 °F	1970
1	-30 °F	1954
3	-29 °F	1936
4	-27 °F	2011
4	-27 °F	1920
6	-25 °F	1951
6	-25 °F	1949
6	-25 °F	1935
9	-23 °F	1966
9	-23 °F	1924
9	-23 °F	1962

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on January 21

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-14 °F	1954
2	-9 °F	1966
2	-9 °F	1935
4	-8 °F	1949
4	-8 °F	1927
6	-7 °F	1920
7	-5 °F	1937
8	-4 °F	1956
8	-4 °F	2013
10	-3 °F	1936
10	-3 °F	1926

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 1/21?

For the date of Jan 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.57 inches which happened in 1952.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on January 21

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.57 inches	1952
2	0.43 inches	2005
3	0.19 inches	2019
4	0.16 inches	1917
5	0.11 inches	1999
6	0.10 inches	1975
7	0.09 inches	1957
8	0.08 inches	1962
8	0.08 inches	2022
10	0.07 inches	1980

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on January 21

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	6.1 inches	1952
2	4.1 inches	2005
3	2.2 inches	1999
4	1.9 inches	2019
5	1.6 inches	1917
6	1.2 inches	1975
7	1.0 inches	1957
7	1.0 inches	1980
9	0.9 inches	2022
9	0.9 inches	1932
9	0.9 inches	1986

Weather Station Details

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