Fargo March 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of March 17.
March 17 All-Time Records
1900–2024
Highest temperature 76 °F 2012
Lowest temperature -17 °F 1923
Lowest daily high 2 °F 1902
Highest daily low 48 °F 2012
Most precipitation 0.60 inches 1965
Most snow 4.8 inches 1965
March 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 37.1 °F
Average low 19.2 °F
Chance precipitation 26.4%
Chance snow 17.1%
Fargo March 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 27 19 0.00 0.2
2023 10 2 0.00 0.0
2022 46 27 0.00 0.0
2021 43 27 0.00 0.0
2020 35 16 0.00 0.0
2019 34 15 0.00 0.0
2018 37 7 0.00 0.0
2017 38 29 0.00 0.0
2016 37 29 0.09 0.4
2015 49 18 0.00 0.0
2014 42 28 0.00 0.0
2013 26 -15 0.23 2.2
2012 76 48 0.00 0.0
2011 42 26 0.04 0.0
2010 46 26 0.00 0.0
2009 43 30 0.00 0.0
2008 35 28 0.02 0.1
2007 38 21 0.00 0.0
2006 31 3 0.00 0.0
2005 34 10 0.00 0.0
2004 37 14 0.28 1.5
2003 54 30 0.00 0.0
2002 42 28 0.00 0.0
2001 32 10 0.00 0.0
2000 38 13 0.00 0.0
1999 38 30 0.00 0.0
1998 38 30 0.00 0.0
1997 20 7 0.00 0.0
1996 29 22 0.00 0.0
1995 57 31 0.00 0.0
1994 40 34 0.07 0.6
1993 13 -9 0.00 0.0
1992 29 15 0.00 0.0
1991 39 34 0.00 0.0
1990 34 13 0.00 0.0
1989 13 0 0.00 0.0
1988 40 23 0.00 0.0
1987 44 32 0.03 0.0
1986 39 31 0.00 0.0
1985 47 27 0.00 0.0
1984 26 17 0.01 0.1
1983 34 30 0.01 0.1
1982 40 31 0.20 2.2
1981 37 21 0.00 0.0
1980 32 9 0.00 0.0
1979 39 37 0.00 0.0
1978 25 3 0.00 0.0
1977 38 32 0.00 0.0
1976 36 15 0.00 0.0
1975 39 34 0.00 0.0
1974 31 8 0.01 0.1
1973 38 20 0.00 0.0
1972 41 29 0.00 0.0
1971 42 26 0.00 0.0
1970 37 23 0.00 0.0
1969 36 27 0.00 0.0
1968 73 43 0.00 0.0
1967 18 -5 0.00 0.0
1966 50 34 0.00 0.0
1965 15 4 0.60 4.8
1964 20 -3 0.00 0.0
1963 20 -2 0.00 0.0
1962 25 6 0.00 0.0
1961 56 33 0.00 0.0
1960 30 5 0.00 0.0
1959 35 9 0.00 0.0
1958 27 13 0.00 0.0
1957 35 12 0.00 0.0
1956 35 23 0.00 0.0
1955 14 7 0.02 0.4
1954 49 37 0.00 0.0
1953 53 28 0.00 0.0
1952 35 24 0.27 2.5
1951 30 17 0.01 0.1
1950 19 4 0.00 0.0
1949 26 6 0.00 0.0
1948 27 3 0.03 0.3
1947 34 13 0.03 0.3
1946 36 34 0.01 0.0
1945 54 32 0.00 0.0
1944 24 4 0.00 0.0
1943 10 4 0.00 0.1
1942 36 31 0.00 0.0
1941 14 -8 0.00 0.0
1940 32 26 0.00 0.0
1939 14 -5 0.00 0.0
1938 62 33 0.00 0.0
1937 36 28 0.10 1.6
1936 35 16 0.00 0.0
1935 41 25 0.00 0.0
1934 14 -5 0.00 0.0
1933 39 18 0.00 0.0
1932 29 12 0.00 0.0
1931 46 30 0.02 0.0
1930 32 24 0.00 0.0
1929 56 29 0.00 0.0
1928 35 13 0.00 0.0
1927 33 20 0.00 0.0
1926 46 25 0.00 0.0
1925 35 18 0.00 0.0
1924 38 25 0.00 0.0
1923 26 -17 0.06 1.7
1922 36 28 0.10 0.0
1921 42 20 0.00 0.0
1920 23 1 0.00 0.1
1919 28 18 0.05 0.5
1918 57 29 0.00 0.0
1917 29 7 0.00 0.0
1916 34 13 0.00 0.0
1915 40 27 0.00 0.0
1914 28 15 0.00 0.0
1913 36 5 0.04 0.1
1912 32 16 0.01 0.2
1911 36 16 0.02 0.2
1910 49 27 0.00 0.0
1909 31 -1 0.00 0.0
1908 17 0 0.04 0.0
1907 33 16 0.00 0.0
1906 28 0 0.00 0.0
1905 52 30 0.04 0.0
1904 32 18 0.00 0.0
1903 38 31 0.01 0.0
1902 2 -10 0.02 0.2
1901 50 28 0.00 0.0
1900 23 8 0.12 1.2
What's the all-time high for Fargo on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 76 °F which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Fargo on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 76 °F 2012
2 73 °F 1968
3 62 °F 1938
4 57 °F 1995
4 57 °F 1918
6 56 °F 1961
6 56 °F 1929
8 54 °F 1945
8 54 °F 2003
10 53 °F 1953
What's the all-time low for Fargo on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -17 °F which happened in 1923.
Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -17 °F 1923
2 -15 °F 2013
3 -10 °F 1902
4 -9 °F 1993
5 -8 °F 1941
6 -5 °F 1934
6 -5 °F 1939
6 -5 °F 1967
9 -3 °F 1964
10 -2 °F 1963
Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 2 °F 1902
2 10 °F 1943
2 10 °F 2023
4 13 °F 1989
4 13 °F 1993
6 14 °F 1955
6 14 °F 1941
6 14 °F 1934
6 14 °F 1939
10 15 °F 1965
What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.60 inches which happened in 1965.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.60 inches 1965
2 0.28 inches 2004
3 0.27 inches 1952
4 0.23 inches 2013
5 0.20 inches 1982
6 0.12 inches 1900
7 0.10 inches 1922
7 0.10 inches 1937
9 0.09 inches 2016
10 0.07 inches 1994
All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.8 inches 1965
2 2.5 inches 1952
3 2.2 inches 1982
3 2.2 inches 2013
5 1.7 inches 1923
6 1.6 inches 1937
7 1.5 inches 2004
8 1.2 inches 1900
9 0.6 inches 1994
10 0.5 inches 1919
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Hector International Airport location
1900–1941 Moorhead State Teachers College location