Fargo January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of January 5.

January 5 All-Time Records 1900–2024
Highest temperature	55 °F	2012
Lowest temperature	-35 °F	1924
Lowest daily high	-22 °F	1912
Highest daily low	30 °F	1984
Most precipitation	0.34 inches	1998
Most snow	6.2 inches	1994

January 5 All-Time Records
1900–2024

Highest temperature

55 °F

-35 °F

-22 °F

Highest daily low

30 °F

0.34 inches

6.2 inches

January 5 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	18.7 °F
Average low	1.8 °F
Chance precipitation	35.6%
Chance snow	33.9%

January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

18.7 °F

Average low

1.8 °F

Chance precipitation

35.6%

Chance snow

33.9%

Fargo January 5 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	34	27	0.06	0.3
2023	11	-2	0.00	0.0
2022	9	-12	0.07	0.8
2021	34	8	0.00	0.0
2020	37	17	0.00	0.0
2019	35	19	0.00	0.0
2018	2	-23	0.00	0.0
2017	-5	-20	0.00	0.0
2016	28	17	0.00	0.0
2015	1	-13	0.00	0.0
2014	-13	-20	0.00	0.0
2013	16	1	0.00	0.0
2012	55	24	0.00	0.0
2011	15	-8	0.03	0.3
2010	10	3	0.00	0.0
2009	4	-19	0.00	0.0
2008	37	13	0.00	0.0
2007	34	25	0.00	0.0
2006	26	20	0.00	0.0
2005	-13	-25	0.00	0.0
2004	-3	-19	0.00	0.0
2003	25	18	0.00	0.0
2002	33	19	0.00	0.0
2001	33	14	0.00	0.0
2000	31	10	0.02	0.4
1999	8	-6	0.02	0.7
1998	25	14	0.34	4.6
1997	8	-5	0.00	0.0
1996	-14	-25	0.00	0.0
1995	25	2	0.00	0.0
1994	4	-17	0.20	6.2
1993	4	-9	0.04	0.6
1992	38	24	0.00	0.0
1991	7	-11	0.00	0.0
1990	16	-2	0.00	0.0
1989	15	3	0.00	0.0
1988	-9	-20	0.00	0.0
1987	35	27	0.00	0.0
1986	13	-14	0.00	0.0
1985	31	10	0.00	0.0
1984	40	30	0.00	0.0
1983	32	10	0.00	0.0
1982	16	-16	0.00	0.0
1981	23	4	0.03	0.6
1980	24	14	0.04	1.2
1979	8	-21	0.00	0.0
1978	16	5	0.01	0.3
1977	6	-10	0.00	0.0
1976	18	-3	0.00	0.2
1975	25	6	0.03	1.0
1974	-4	-17	0.00	0.0
1973	-14	-31	0.00	0.0
1972	24	-1	0.01	0.4
1971	1	-18	0.00	0.0
1970	3	-15	0.00	0.0
1969	20	6	0.15	1.5
1968	-2	-31	0.02	0.2
1967	20	3	0.09	1.7
1966	0	-6	0.00	0.0
1965	8	-5	0.00	0.0
1964	31	20	0.00	0.0
1963	26	13	0.00	0.0
1962	-5	-16	0.00	0.0
1961	31	9	0.00	0.0
1960	15	-21	0.00	0.0
1959	8	-11	0.00	0.0
1958	31	13	0.00	0.0
1957	21	6	0.01	0.2
1956	36	8	0.00	0.0
1955	23	6	0.00	0.0
1954	30	-6	0.04	0.4
1953	6	-10	0.02	0.2
1952	8	-6	0.00	0.0
1951	-3	-22	0.00	0.0
1950	4	-16	0.00	0.0
1949	18	6	0.03	0.3
1948	31	12	0.02	0.2
1947	29	2	0.00	0.0
1946	24	18	0.00	0.0
1945	1	-8	0.04	0.5
1944	12	-3	0.04	0.5
1943	7	-13	0.00	0.0
1942	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1941	9	7	0.00	0.0
1940	10	-2	0.00	0.0
1939	27	12	0.00	0.0
1938	7	-7	0.01	0.0
1937	-6	-23	0.13	0.0
1936	7	-13	0.00	0.0
1935	40	-1	0.00	0.0
1934	27	21	0.00	0.0
1933	36	16	0.00	0.0
1932	25	16	0.00	0.0
1931	19	9	0.00	0.0
1930	15	0	0.01	0.0
1929	3	-14	0.00	0.1
1928	38	1	0.00	0.0
1927	28	19	0.00	0.0
1926	29	22	0.00	0.0
1925	23	18	0.02	0.2
1924	3	-35	0.00	0.0
1923	-4	-19	0.00	0.0
1922	-3	-17	0.00	0.0
1921	27	16	0.00	0.0
1920	31	18	0.00	0.0
1919	1	-23	0.00	0.0
1918	20	6	0.07	1.0
1917	10	-8	0.00	0.0
1916	4	-23	0.06	0.6
1915	26	16	0.06	0.0
1914	26	18	0.00	0.0
1913	-10	-20	0.00	0.0
1912	-22	-30	0.00	0.1
1911	3	-10	0.08	0.6
1910	4	-12	0.06	1.7
1909	-14	-26	0.02	0.2
1908	36	12	0.00	0.0
1907	7	-4	0.00	0.0
1906	33	17	0.00	0.0
1905	14	0	0.00	0.2
1904	25	3	0.00	0.0
1903	17	10	0.00	0.0
1902	36	24	0.00	0.0
1901	10	-12	0.02	0.2
1900	21	0	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Fargo on 1/5?

For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 55 °F which happened in 2012.

Highest Temperatures in Fargo on January 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	55 °F	2012
2	40 °F	1984
2	40 °F	1935
4	38 °F	1928
4	38 °F	1992
6	37 °F	2008
6	37 °F	2020
8	36 °F	1908
8	36 °F	1933
8	36 °F	1902
8	36 °F	1956

What's the all-time low for Fargo on 1/5?

For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -35 °F which happened in 1924.

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on January 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-35 °F	1924
2	-31 °F	1973
2	-31 °F	1968
4	-30 °F	1912
5	-26 °F	1909
6	-25 °F	2005
6	-25 °F	1996
8	-23 °F	1916
8	-23 °F	1937
8	-23 °F	1919
8	-23 °F	2018

Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on January 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-22 °F	1912
2	-14 °F	1973
2	-14 °F	1909
2	-14 °F	1996
5	-13 °F	2005
5	-13 °F	2014
7	-10 °F	1913
8	-9 °F	1988
9	-6 °F	1937
10	-5 °F	2017
10	-5 °F	1962

What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 1/5?

For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.34 inches which happened in 1998.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on January 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.34 inches	1998
2	0.20 inches	1994
3	0.15 inches	1969
4	0.13 inches	1937
5	0.09 inches	1967
6	0.08 inches	1911
7	0.07 inches	1918
7	0.07 inches	2022
9	0.06 inches	1915
9	0.06 inches	2024
9	0.06 inches	1916
9	0.06 inches	1910

All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on January 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	6.2 inches	1994
2	4.6 inches	1998
3	1.7 inches	1967
3	1.7 inches	1910
5	1.5 inches	1969
6	1.2 inches	1980
7	1.0 inches	1975
7	1.0 inches	1918
9	0.8 inches	2022
10	0.7 inches	1999

Weather Station Details

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