Fargo January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of January 3.

January 3 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	40 °F	2019
Lowest temperature	-35 °F	1919
Lowest daily high	-8 °F	1950
Highest daily low	33 °F	1927
Most precipitation	0.28 inches	2009
Most snow	2.8 inches	2009

January 3 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

40 °F

-35 °F

-8 °F

Highest daily low

33 °F

0.28 inches

2.8 inches

January 3 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	19.1 °F
Average low	2.3 °F
Chance precipitation	36.6%
Chance snow	34.8%

January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

19.1 °F

Average low

2.3 °F

Chance precipitation

36.6%

Chance snow

34.8%

Fargo January 3 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	30	18	0.00	0.0
2023	10	-1	0.00	0.0
2022	16	1	0.00	0.0
2021	31	17	0.00	0.0
2020	30	12	0.01	0.2
2019	40	20	0.00	0.0
2018	0	-9	0.00	0.0
2017	13	-8	0.00	0.0
2016	27	11	0.00	0.0
2015	27	-11	0.04	0.5
2014	29	-5	0.02	0.0
2013	22	-5	0.00	0.0
2012	38	11	0.00	0.0
2011	0	-16	0.04	0.5
2010	-2	-28	0.00	0.0
2009	18	-1	0.28	2.8
2008	24	14	0.00	0.0
2007	38	23	0.00	0.0
2006	33	28	0.00	0.0
2005	7	-16	0.00	0.0
2004	6	-10	0.00	0.0
2003	31	21	0.00	0.0
2002	22	5	0.00	0.0
2001	26	18	0.00	0.0
2000	11	0	0.03	0.5
1999	-2	-16	0.01	0.2
1998	2	-7	0.00	0.0
1997	20	8	0.00	0.0
1996	10	-9	0.00	0.0
1995	0	-11	0.00	0.0
1994	14	-10	0.12	2.3
1993	26	-6	0.03	0.5
1992	37	24	0.00	0.0
1991	2	-9	0.00	0.0
1990	25	9	0.00	0.0
1989	24	-3	0.00	0.0
1988	16	-9	0.00	0.0
1987	35	14	0.00	0.0
1986	23	3	0.00	0.0
1985	24	3	0.00	0.0
1984	39	30	0.00	0.0
1983	23	10	0.00	0.0
1982	-6	-28	0.00	0.0
1981	-5	-17	0.00	0.0
1980	15	-5	0.01	0.1
1979	5	-15	0.00	0.0
1978	9	-1	0.00	0.0
1977	11	-16	0.00	0.0
1976	0	-18	0.01	0.2
1975	29	11	0.02	0.3
1974	7	-10	0.00	0.0
1973	25	-3	0.06	0.6
1972	7	-13	0.00	0.0
1971	6	-6	0.00	0.0
1970	8	-12	0.00	0.2
1969	-6	-22	0.00	0.0
1968	-1	-21	0.00	0.0
1967	22	0	0.04	0.4
1966	14	-16	0.00	0.0
1965	29	7	0.00	0.0
1964	38	24	0.01	0.0
1963	22	15	0.00	0.0
1962	39	26	0.00	0.0
1961	12	-11	0.00	0.0
1960	6	-20	0.00	0.0
1959	-5	-13	0.00	0.0
1958	18	-6	0.00	0.0
1957	25	3	0.00	0.0
1956	16	0	0.00	0.0
1955	15	4	0.00	0.0
1954	28	-5	0.00	0.0
1953	22	14	0.00	0.0
1952	18	-2	0.00	0.0
1951	16	7	0.02	0.4
1950	-8	-18	0.15	1.6
1949	27	20	0.00	0.0
1948	24	9	0.01	0.0
1947	7	-26	0.00	0.0
1946	24	15	0.00	0.0
1945	3	-9	0.00	0.0
1944	38	11	0.01	0.1
1943	4	-10	0.01	0.2
1942	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1941	5	-7	0.00	0.0
1940	7	-10	0.00	0.0
1939	21	12	0.00	0.0
1938	22	8	0.00	0.0
1937	12	-14	0.00	0.0
1936	24	4	0.04	0.5
1935	4	-17	0.00	0.1
1934	16	-3	0.00	0.2
1933	25	-2	0.03	0.6
1932	25	4	0.00	0.0
1931	20	6	0.00	0.0
1930	22	0	0.00	0.0
1929	15	-7	0.00	0.0
1928	0	-16	0.00	0.0
1927	40	33	0.00	0.0
1926	37	18	0.00	0.0
1925	21	7	0.00	0.0
1924	-8	-20	0.00	0.0
1923	18	-1	0.03	0.2
1922	26	-9	0.00	0.0
1921	29	20	0.00	0.0
1920	5	-15	0.03	2.2
1919	-6	-35	0.06	0.2
1918	28	18	0.00	0.0
1917	26	1	0.00	0.0
1916	15	-12	0.00	0.0
1915	25	-2	0.00	0.0
1914	17	13	0.02	0.2
1913	12	0	0.01	0.1
1912	-6	-22	0.01	0.1
1911	14	-27	0.16	0.2
1910	-4	-23	0.00	0.0
1909	22	10	0.00	0.0
1908	34	15	0.00	0.0
1907	14	-12	0.00	0.0
1906	19	2	0.04	0.4
1905	18	-6	0.06	0.0
1904	3	-20	0.00	0.0
1903	18	10	0.00	0.0
1902	7	-16	0.00	0.0
1901	10	-2	0.00	0.0
1900	26	-4	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 40 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2019.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	40 °F	2019
1	40 °F	1927
3	39 °F	1984
3	39 °F	1962
5	38 °F	1944
5	38 °F	1964
5	38 °F	2007
5	38 °F	2012
9	37 °F	1992
9	37 °F	1926

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -35 °F which happened in 1919.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-35 °F	1919
2	-28 °F	1982
2	-28 °F	2010
4	-27 °F	1911
5	-26 °F	1947
6	-23 °F	1910
7	-22 °F	1969
7	-22 °F	1912
9	-21 °F	1968
10	-20 °F	1960
10	-20 °F	1924
10	-20 °F	1904

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-8 °F	1924
1	-8 °F	1950
3	-6 °F	1969
3	-6 °F	1919
3	-6 °F	1912
3	-6 °F	1982
7	-5 °F	1981
7	-5 °F	1959
9	-4 °F	1910
10	-2 °F	2010
10	-2 °F	1999

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.28 inches which happened in 2009.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on January 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.28 inches	2009
2	0.16 inches	1911
3	0.15 inches	1950
4	0.12 inches	1994
5	0.06 inches	1905
5	0.06 inches	1973
5	0.06 inches	1919
8	0.04 inches	1906
8	0.04 inches	1967
8	0.04 inches	1936
8	0.04 inches	2015
8	0.04 inches	2011

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on January 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	2.8 inches	2009
2	2.3 inches	1994
3	2.2 inches	1920
4	1.6 inches	1950
5	0.6 inches	1973
5	0.6 inches	1933
7	0.5 inches	2011
7	0.5 inches	2000
7	0.5 inches	1993
7	0.5 inches	2015
7	0.5 inches	1936

Weather Station Details

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