Fargo March 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of March 3.
March 3 All-Time Records
1900–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 2000
Lowest temperature -20 °F 2019
Lowest daily high -1 °F 2019
Highest daily low 34 °F 1983
Most precipitation 0.85 inches 1997
Most snow 12.0 inches 1997
March 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 28.7 °F
Average low 10.8 °F
Chance precipitation 28.9%
Chance snow 24.1%
Fargo March 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 51 27 0.00 0.0
2023 37 12 0.00 0.0
2022 14 -4 0.00 0.0
2021 43 22 0.00 0.0
2020 36 15 0.00 0.0
2019 -1 -20 0.00 0.0
2018 42 32 0.00 0.0
2017 33 9 0.00 0.0
2016 28 16 0.00 0.0
2015 28 0 0.02 0.2
2014 9 -11 0.06 1.5
2013 32 13 0.00 0.0
2012 18 -3 0.00 0.3
2011 24 10 0.00 0.0
2010 28 22 0.00 0.0
2009 30 19 0.00 0.0
2008 10 -2 0.00 0.0
2007 15 4 0.00 0.0
2006 23 12 0.00 0.0
2005 33 11 0.00 0.0
2004 31 5 0.17 1.9
2003 18 -4 0.08 1.9
2002 15 -11 0.00 0.0
2001 35 6 0.00 0.0
2000 61 31 0.00 0.0
1999 25 11 0.00 0.0
1998 24 19 0.01 0.0
1997 33 15 0.85 12.0
1996 14 -4 0.00 0.0
1995 18 -2 0.00 0.0
1994 43 26 0.00 0.0
1993 37 19 0.00 0.0
1992 37 31 0.00 0.0
1991 21 -2 0.00 0.0
1990 37 10 0.00 0.0
1989 9 0 0.30 7.2
1988 31 13 0.00 0.0
1987 35 3 0.00 0.0
1986 38 28 0.00 0.0
1985 24 19 0.29 4.6
1984 31 22 0.00 0.0
1983 39 34 0.01 0.0
1982 18 0 0.01 0.2
1981 44 15 0.00 0.0
1980 21 0 0.00 0.0
1979 18 8 0.02 0.1
1978 4 -11 0.00 0.0
1977 31 20 0.05 0.7
1976 13 -11 0.01 0.1
1975 15 -7 0.00 0.0
1974 33 19 0.00 0.0
1973 42 27 0.00 0.0
1972 12 0 0.04 1.2
1971 35 10 0.00 0.0
1970 35 10 0.85 2.2
1969 29 14 0.00 0.0
1968 42 10 0.00 0.0
1967 20 4 0.00 0.0
1966 31 21 0.41 2.3
1965 13 4 0.12 1.2
1964 29 12 0.00 0.0
1963 33 19 0.06 0.6
1962 24 16 0.17 1.4
1961 33 26 0.00 0.0
1960 8 -8 0.00 0.0
1959 24 16 0.00 0.0
1958 34 19 0.00 0.0
1957 25 7 0.00 0.0
1956 26 3 0.00 0.0
1955 19 5 0.00 0.0
1954 13 -1 0.00 0.0
1953 25 7 0.02 0.3
1952 8 -15 0.00 0.0
1951 17 -5 0.07 1.1
1950 30 12 0.00 0.0
1949 34 24 0.00 0.0
1948 10 -6 0.00 0.0
1947 21 9 0.00 0.0
1946 35 14 0.00 0.0
1945 20 1 0.00 0.0
1944 21 4 0.00 0.0
1943 25 -2 0.00 0.0
1942 49 29 0.00 0.0
1941 11 -4 0.00 0.9
1940 27 20 0.00 0.0
1939 27 0 0.00 0.0
1938 22 0 0.00 0.0
1937 37 12 0.13 0.0
1936 39 18 0.01 0.0
1935 38 18 0.04 0.0
1934 49 34 0.00 0.0
1933 36 21 0.00 0.0
1932 29 19 0.00 0.0
1931 31 15 0.00 0.0
1930 30 15 0.00 0.0
1929 28 9 0.00 0.0
1928 43 18 0.01 0.0
1927 38 16 0.00 0.0
1926 23 13 0.01 0.1
1925 35 23 0.02 0.2
1924 42 25 0.00 0.0
1923 29 8 0.00 0.0
1922 38 5 0.00 0.0
1921 27 1 0.00 0.0
1920 9 0 0.06 0.6
1919 9 -9 0.04 0.4
1918 50 26 0.00 0.0
1917 2 -16 0.00 0.2
1916 19 -7 0.03 0.0
1915 28 6 0.00 0.0
1914 39 16 0.00 0.0
1913 19 1 0.00 0.0
1912 23 4 0.04 0.0
1911 30 4 0.01 0.1
1910 46 27 0.00 0.0
1909 32 23 0.00 0.0
1908 30 9 0.00 0.2
1907 24 -8 0.00 0.0
1906 20 16 0.22 2.2
1905 60 28 0.00 0.0
1904 15 -11 0.00 0.0
1903 31 13 0.00 0.0
1902 30 18 0.00 0.0
1901 38 12 0.40 0.0
1900 21 5 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Fargo on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 61 °F which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Fargo on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 2000
2 60 °F 1905
3 51 °F 2024
4 50 °F 1918
5 49 °F 1934
5 49 °F 1942
7 46 °F 1910
8 44 °F 1981
9 43 °F 1928
9 43 °F 2021
9 43 °F 1994
What's the all-time low for Fargo on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is -20 °F which happened in 2019.
Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 2019
2 -16 °F 1917
3 -15 °F 1952
4 -11 °F 1976
4 -11 °F 1904
4 -11 °F 2002
4 -11 °F 2014
4 -11 °F 1978
9 -9 °F 1919
10 -8 °F 1960
10 -8 °F 1907
Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1 °F 2019
2 2 °F 1917
3 4 °F 1978
4 8 °F 1952
4 8 °F 1960
6 9 °F 1989
6 9 °F 1920
6 9 °F 2014
6 9 °F 1919
10 10 °F 1948
10 10 °F 2008
What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.85 inches which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1997.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.85 inches 1997
1 0.85 inches 1970
3 0.41 inches 1966
4 0.40 inches 1901
5 0.30 inches 1989
6 0.29 inches 1985
7 0.22 inches 1906
8 0.17 inches 2004
8 0.17 inches 1962
10 0.13 inches 1937
All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 12.0 inches 1997
2 7.2 inches 1989
3 4.6 inches 1985
4 2.3 inches 1966
5 2.2 inches 1906
5 2.2 inches 1970
7 1.9 inches 2004
7 1.9 inches 2003
9 1.5 inches 2014
10 1.4 inches 1962
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Hector International Airport location
1900–1941 Moorhead State Teachers College location