Fargo October 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Fargo, North Dakota for the date of October 17.
October 17 All-Time Records
1900–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1910
Lowest temperature 13 °F 1976
Lowest daily high 30 °F 1930
Highest daily low 56 °F 1910
Most precipitation 0.96 inches 1998
Most snow 1.3 inches 1990
October 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 55.2 °F
Average low 35.3 °F
Chance precipitation 28.2%
Chance snow 4.0%
Fargo October 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 70 42 0.03 0.0
2022 37 14 0.00 0.0
2021 68 34 0.00 0.0
2020 41 24 0.20 0.6
2019 60 36 0.00 0.0
2018 49 25 0.00 0.0
2017 76 37 0.00 0.0
2016 57 44 0.26 0.0
2015 58 23 0.00 0.0
2014 50 43 0.00 0.0
2013 48 31 0.00 0.0
2012 60 45 0.93 0.0
2011 57 35 0.00 0.0
2010 51 27 0.00 0.0
2009 44 26 0.00 0.0
2008 53 42 0.03 0.0
2007 56 49 0.02 0.0
2006 56 36 0.51 0.0
2005 63 44 0.00 0.0
2004 36 30 0.00 0.0
2003 61 27 0.00 0.0
2002 38 32 0.18 0.9
2001 58 36 0.00 0.0
2000 65 40 0.00 0.0
1999 49 32 0.06 0.0
1998 49 38 0.96 0.0
1997 69 45 0.00 0.0
1996 49 37 0.21 0.0
1995 57 34 0.00 0.0
1994 66 54 0.28 0.0
1993 53 30 0.00 0.0
1992 37 16 0.00 0.0
1991 63 28 0.00 0.0
1990 43 29 0.72 1.3
1989 39 21 0.00 0.0
1988 51 37 0.21 0.0
1987 57 26 0.00 0.0
1986 62 35 0.00 0.0
1985 57 34 0.00 0.0
1984 51 32 0.00 0.0
1983 49 29 0.00 0.0
1982 69 42 0.01 0.0
1981 51 40 0.19 0.0
1980 45 35 0.15 0.0
1979 57 24 0.00 0.0
1978 54 35 0.00 0.0
1977 60 43 0.00 0.0
1976 42 13 0.00 0.0
1975 61 32 0.00 0.0
1974 50 32 0.00 0.0
1973 61 36 0.00 0.0
1972 32 15 0.00 0.0
1971 62 47 0.69 0.0
1970 65 37 0.00 0.0
1969 49 28 0.00 0.0
1968 44 35 0.72 0.0
1967 59 36 0.00 0.0
1966 55 25 0.00 0.0
1965 67 48 0.02 0.0
1964 60 33 0.00 0.0
1963 75 46 0.00 0.0
1962 66 36 0.00 0.0
1961 73 40 0.00 0.0
1960 52 30 0.00 0.0
1959 62 24 0.00 0.0
1958 61 35 0.00 0.0
1957 57 33 0.00 0.0
1956 65 44 0.00 0.0
1955 59 23 0.00 0.0
1954 47 26 0.00 0.0
1953 72 51 0.02 0.0
1952 46 13 0.00 0.0
1951 41 25 0.00 0.0
1950 67 31 0.00 0.0
1949 60 39 0.00 0.0
1948 40 16 0.00 0.0
1947 74 45 0.00 0.0
1946 50 31 0.00 0.0
1945 82 46 0.00 0.0
1944 78 52 0.00 0.0
1943 59 31 0.00 0.0
1942 66 37 0.00 0.0
1941 58 47 0.00 0.0
1940 52 34 0.00 0.0
1939 49 22 0.00 0.0
1938 53 43 0.00 0.0
1937 47 37 0.02 0.0
1936 69 32 0.00 0.0
1935 67 31 0.00 0.0
1934 40 35 0.00 0.0
1933 52 25 0.00 0.0
1932 50 40 0.00 0.0
1931 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1930 30 22 0.00 0.0
1929 72 42 0.00 0.0
1928 59 35 0.00 0.0
1927 67 38 0.00 0.0
1926 70 31 0.03 0.0
1925 36 26 0.00 0.0
1924 79 51 0.00 0.0
1923 63 41 0.00 0.0
1922 43 24 0.00 0.0
1921 67 45 0.00 0.0
1920 77 46 0.00 0.0
1919 52 16 0.00 0.0
1918 61 38 0.00 0.0
1917 45 33 0.22 0.0
1916 39 21 0.00 0.0
1915 56 50 0.10 0.0
1914 75 37 0.00 0.0
1913 54 29 0.00 0.0
1912 77 33 0.00 0.0
1911 62 35 0.00 0.0
1910 90 56 0.00 0.0
1909 44 32 0.00 0.0
1908 48 37 0.00 0.0
1907 51 24 0.00 0.0
1906 58 48 0.08 0.0
1905 42 33 0.24 0.0
1904 68 50 0.00 0.0
1903 44 30 0.00 0.0
1902 58 36 0.00 0.0
1901 52 30 0.00 0.0
1900 70 34 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Fargo on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 90 °F which happened in 1910.
Highest Temperatures in Fargo on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1910
2 82 °F 1945
3 79 °F 1924
4 78 °F 1944
5 77 °F 1920
5 77 °F 1912
7 76 °F 2017
8 75 °F 1963
8 75 °F 1914
10 74 °F 1947
What's the all-time low for Fargo on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Fargo history is 13 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1976.
Lowest Temperatures in Fargo on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 13 °F 1976
1 13 °F 1952
3 14 °F 2022
4 15 °F 1972
5 16 °F 1992
5 16 °F 1919
5 16 °F 1948
8 21 °F 1989
8 21 °F 1916
10 22 °F 1930
10 22 °F 1939
Lowest High Temperatures in Fargo on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1930
2 32 °F 1972
3 36 °F 2004
3 36 °F 1925
5 37 °F 2022
5 37 °F 1992
7 38 °F 2002
8 39 °F 1916
8 39 °F 1989
10 40 °F 1948
10 40 °F 1934
What's the most it has ever rained in Fargo on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Fargo history is 0.96 inches which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Fargo on October 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.96 inches 1998
2 0.93 inches 2012
3 0.72 inches 1990
3 0.72 inches 1968
5 0.69 inches 1971
6 0.51 inches 2006
7 0.28 inches 1994
8 0.26 inches 2016
9 0.24 inches 1905
10 0.22 inches 1917
All-Time Most Snow in Fargo on October 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.3 inches 1990
2 0.9 inches 2002
3 0.6 inches 2020
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Hector International Airport location
1900–1941 Moorhead State Teachers College location