Fargo May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1900–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F 1959
Lowest temperature 20 °F 1958
Lowest daily high 34 °F 1909
Highest daily low 60 °F 1988
Most precipitation 1.22 inches 1902
Most snow 1.0 inches 1909
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.0 °F
Average low 38.5 °F
Chance precipitation 35.2%
Chance snow 2.4%
Fargo May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 34 0.00 0.0
2022 44 36 0.03 0.0
2021 86 47 0.00 0.0
2020 74 47 0.01 0.0
2019 45 38 0.10 0.0
2018 46 37 0.00 0.0
2017 61 38 0.00 0.0
2016 68 31 0.00 0.0
2015 76 49 0.02 0.0
2014 56 39 0.00 0.0
2013 43 28 0.00 0.0
2012 75 50 0.01 0.0
2011 36 27 0.00 0.1
2010 54 42 0.01 0.0
2009 59 33 0.00 0.0
2008 64 43 0.00 0.0
2007 66 44 0.00 0.0
2006 59 50 0.08 0.0
2005 40 29 0.04 0.2
2004 52 30 0.00 0.0
2003 67 33 0.00 0.0
2002 44 24 0.00 0.0
2001 73 52 0.01 0.0
2000 65 37 0.00 0.0
1999 79 48 0.00 0.0
1998 68 50 0.02 0.0
1997 58 34 0.00 0.0
1996 57 30 0.00 0.0
1995 59 42 0.00 0.0
1994 59 31 0.00 0.0
1993 52 33 0.00 0.0
1992 79 53 0.00 0.0
1991 42 34 0.00 0.0
1990 49 27 0.00 0.0
1989 56 34 0.00 0.0
1988 80 60 0.00 0.0
1987 71 51 0.11 0.0
1986 44 29 0.00 0.0
1985 72 33 0.00 0.0
1984 53 28 0.00 0.0
1983 64 41 0.00 0.0
1982 77 44 0.00 0.0
1981 63 31 0.00 0.0
1980 84 43 0.00 0.0
1979 48 40 0.12 0.0
1978 62 33 0.00 0.0
1977 63 40 0.00 0.0
1976 51 31 0.01 0.1
1975 51 33 0.00 0.0
1974 78 39 0.00 0.0
1973 55 37 0.00 0.0
1972 67 46 0.03 0.0
1971 50 30 0.15 0.0
1970 41 27 0.00 0.0
1969 68 37 0.00 0.0
1968 86 51 0.00 0.0
1967 40 25 0.06 0.0
1966 47 24 0.02 0.0
1965 83 41 0.00 0.0
1964 62 48 0.00 0.0
1963 74 38 0.00 0.0
1962 72 36 0.00 0.0
1961 52 22 0.00 0.0
1960 68 28 0.00 0.0
1959 97 60 0.00 0.0
1958 48 20 0.00 0.0
1957 70 53 0.16 0.0
1956 54 28 0.12 0.0
1955 76 58 0.02 0.0
1954 44 30 0.00 0.0
1953 46 37 0.12 0.0
1952 83 53 0.00 0.0
1951 77 59 0.17 0.0
1950 42 30 0.00 0.0
1949 67 47 0.99 0.0
1948 58 46 0.02 0.0
1947 58 42 0.00 0.0
1946 80 50 0.00 0.0
1945 42 32 0.37 0.4
1944 66 47 0.14 0.0
1943 56 33 0.00 0.0
1942 64 41 0.66 0.0
1941 73 54 0.00 0.0
1940 50 31 0.00 0.0
1939 81 44 0.00 0.0
1938 64 50 0.44 0.0
1937 61 44 0.00 0.0
1936 46 41 0.03 0.0
1935 49 33 0.11 0.0
1934 90 40 0.24 0.0
1933 54 37 0.00 0.0
1932 63 31 0.00 0.0
1931 66 41 0.00 0.0
1930 70 49 0.09 0.0
1929 40 33 0.00 0.0
1928 75 36 0.00 0.0
1927 73 43 0.01 0.0
1926 77 52 0.00 0.0
1925 57 32 0.00 0.0
1924 56 34 0.00 0.0
1923 62 54 0.26 0.0
1922 67 54 0.00 0.0
1921 56 34 0.34 0.0
1920 58 28 0.00 0.0
1919 63 30 0.00 0.0
1918 81 37 0.05 0.0
1917 48 34 0.08 0.0
1916 43 25 0.00 0.0
1915 59 44 0.00 0.0
1914 68 40 0.00 0.0
1913 42 32 0.18 0.0
1912 72 47 0.07 0.0
1911 48 25 0.00 0.0
1910 54 32 0.04 0.0
1909 34 22 0.04 1.0
1908 40 28 0.00 0.0
1907 58 25 0.10 0.0
1906 54 46 0.80 0.0
1905 58 30 0.02 0.0
1904 74 43 0.00 0.0
1903 46 28 0.06 0.0
1902 58 42 1.22 0.0
1901 94 56 0.00 0.0
1900 78 38 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Fargo on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 97 °F which happened in 1959.
Highest Temperatures in Fargo on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 1959
2 94 °F 1901
3 90 °F 1934
4 86 °F 2021
4 86 °F 1968
6 84 °F 1980
7 83 °F 1965
7 83 °F 1952
9 81 °F 1939
9 81 °F 1918
What's the all-time low for Fargo on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 20 °F which happened in 1958.
Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1958
2 22 °F 1961
2 22 °F 1909
4 24 °F 1966
4 24 °F 2002
6 25 °F 1911
6 25 °F 1907
6 25 °F 1916
6 25 °F 1967
10 27 °F 1970
10 27 °F 2011
10 27 °F 1990
Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1909
2 36 °F 2011
3 40 °F 1929
3 40 °F 2005
3 40 °F 1908
3 40 °F 1967
7 41 °F 1970
8 42 °F 1945
8 42 °F 1950
8 42 °F 1913
8 42 °F 1991
What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 1.22 inches which happened in 1902.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.22 inches 1902
2 0.99 inches 1949
3 0.80 inches 1906
4 0.66 inches 1942
5 0.44 inches 1938
6 0.37 inches 1945
7 0.34 inches 1921
8 0.26 inches 1923
9 0.24 inches 1934
10 0.18 inches 1913
All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.0 inches 1909
2 0.4 inches 1945
3 0.2 inches 2005
4 0.1 inches 2011
4 0.1 inches 1976
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Hector International Airport location
1900–1941 Moorhead State Teachers College location