Fargo Weather in 1940

Historical record of Fargo, North Dakota weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Fargo Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	101 °F	July 22
Lowest temperature	-23 °F	December 13
Highest daily low	72 °F	July 22
Lowest daily high	-8 °F	January 17
Most daily precipitation	1.4 inches	July 17
Most daily snow	4.0 inches	March 29
Total annual precipitation	16.6 inches	-
Total annual snow	36.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Fargo in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Fargo, North Dakota in 1940 was 101 °F which happened on July 22.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Fargo in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	101 °F	Jul 22
2	99 °F	Jul 24
3	95 °F	Jul 23
4	94 °F	Jul 21
5	93 °F	Jul 20
5	93 °F	Jun 16
7	92 °F	Sep 19
8	90 °F	Sep 3
8	90 °F	Aug 12
8	90 °F	Jul 19
8	90 °F	Jul 5
8	90 °F	Jul 4
8	90 °F	Jul 3
8	90 °F	Jun 17

What was the coldest temperature in Fargo in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Fargo, North Dakota in 1940 was -23 °F which happened on Dec 13.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Fargo in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-23 °F	December 13
2	-22 °F	January 18
3	-21 °F	January 17
4	-20 °F	January 24
5	-19 °F	December 3
6	-18 °F	December 12
7	-16 °F	February 25
7	-16 °F	January 15
9	-14 °F	December 2
10	-13 °F	January 4

January 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	2	-10	0.00	0.0
January 2	4	-8	0.00	0.0
January 3	7	-10	0.00	0.0
January 4	2	-13	0.00	0.0
January 5	10	-2	0.00	0.0
January 6	14	-9	0.00	0.0
January 7	12	-4	0.00	0.0
January 8	16	-10	0.00	0.0
January 9	15	0	0.01	0.1
January 10	25	-4	0.01	0.1
January 11	25	-4	0.00	0.0
January 12	21	-4	0.00	0.0
January 13	22	4	0.00	0.0
January 14	16	-5	0.00	0.0
January 15	-5	-16	0.00	0.0
January 16	-1	-9	0.06	1.7
January 17	-8	-21	0.00	0.0
January 18	7	-22	0.02	0.2
January 19	11	1	0.02	0.4
January 20	12	-2	0.00	0.0
January 21	18	2	0.00	0.0
January 22	20	-5	0.00	0.0
January 23	7	-7	0.01	0.1
January 24	2	-20	0.00	0.0
January 25	9	-9	0.00	0.0
January 26	14	-9	0.00	0.0
January 27	22	-10	0.00	0.0
January 28	23	11	0.00	0.0
January 29	17	-2	0.00	0.0
January 30	41	5	0.00	0.0
January 31	34	12	0.00	0.0

February 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	24	8	0.00	0.0
February 2	25	14	0.00	0.0
February 3	24	13	0.09	1.2
February 4	26	9	0.02	0.6
February 5	27	11	0.00	0.0
February 6	25	10	0.00	0.0
February 7	18	0	0.00	0.0
February 8	11	-6	0.00	0.0
February 9	32	-6	0.00	0.0
February 10	41	15	0.00	0.0
February 11	31	19	0.03	0.3
February 12	24	14	0.00	0.0
February 13	31	22	0.04	0.1
February 14	26	22	0.00	0.3
February 15	27	22	0.01	0.0
February 16	29	15	0.04	0.5
February 17	21	7	0.00	0.0
February 18	30	7	0.00	0.0
February 19	29	22	0.00	0.0
February 20	24	19	0.01	0.2
February 21	20	9	0.00	0.1
February 22	10	-5	0.00	0.0
February 23	8	-4	0.04	0.6
February 24	9	-11	0.00	0.0
February 25	13	-16	0.00	0.0
February 26	19	11	0.02	0.2
February 27	13	0	0.01	0.2
February 28	13	-4	0.00	0.0
February 29	25	12	0.17	2.0

March 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	30	21	0.00	0.0
March 2	31	26	0.00	0.0
March 3	27	20	0.00	0.0
March 4	30	14	0.00	0.0
March 5	32	22	0.00	0.0
March 6	34	26	0.03	0.0
March 7	31	25	0.07	1.3
March 8	32	26	0.00	0.0
March 9	30	17	0.00	0.0
March 10	29	13	0.00	0.0
March 11	20	15	0.04	0.2
March 12	25	14	0.05	1.1
March 13	19	14	0.10	1.3
March 14	23	8	0.00	0.3
March 15	31	8	0.00	0.0
March 16	37	17	0.00	0.0
March 17	32	26	0.00	0.0
March 18	41	23	0.01	0.0
March 19	26	11	0.20	3.5
March 20	16	0	0.00	0.0
March 21	6	0	0.01	0.1
March 22	9	-6	0.00	0.0
March 23	9	-9	0.00	0.0
March 24	14	1	0.00	0.0
March 25	20	-10	0.00	0.0
March 26	25	7	0.05	0.8
March 27	30	18	0.16	0.0
March 28	33	30	0.56	2.0
March 29	33	26	0.05	4.0
March 30	33	23	0.00	0.0
March 31	29	16	0.00	0.0

April 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	37	25	0.00	0.0
April 2	39	33	0.18	0.0
April 3	35	31	0.27	0.0
April 4	35	29	0.01	0.1
April 5	47	24	0.00	0.0
April 6	54	33	0.00	0.0
April 7	45	33	0.00	0.0
April 8	44	28	0.00	0.0
April 9	35	28	0.03	0.1
April 10	31	11	0.00	0.2
April 11	27	8	0.00	0.0
April 12	38	18	0.00	0.0
April 13	53	25	0.00	0.0
April 14	70	32	0.00	0.0
April 15	47	32	0.00	0.0
April 16	46	27	0.00	0.0
April 17	47	28	0.00	0.0
April 18	71	30	0.00	0.0
April 19	60	44	0.02	0.0
April 20	66	35	0.00	0.0
April 21	60	45	0.02	0.0
April 22	54	38	0.00	0.0
April 23	43	31	0.00	0.0
April 24	51	26	0.00	0.0
April 25	51	32	0.00	0.0
April 26	58	39	0.00	0.0
April 27	61	46	0.00	0.0
April 28	68	51	0.39	0.0
April 29	59	34	0.13	0.0
April 30	34	29	0.02	0.3

May 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	50	31	0.00
May 2	62	30	0.00
May 3	64	34	0.00
May 4	74	46	0.00
May 5	70	44	0.00
May 6	57	36	0.00
May 7	55	37	0.11
May 8	59	43	0.00
May 9	62	37	0.05
May 10	68	36	0.01
May 11	82	39	0.00
May 12	83	54	0.00
May 13	70	53	0.02
May 14	56	41	0.94
May 15	59	33	0.00
May 16	66	38	0.00
May 17	74	44	0.02
May 18	66	47	0.14
May 19	66	48	0.00
May 20	73	51	0.06
May 21	68	45	0.00
May 22	72	43	0.00
May 23	65	49	0.00
May 24	58	44	0.00
May 25	65	42	0.00
May 26	59	48	0.05
May 27	68	42	0.00
May 28	68	45	0.00
May 29	73	45	0.00
May 30	79	51	0.00
May 31	86	58	0.00

June 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	89	60	0.00
June 2	82	57	0.00
June 3	65	51	0.00
June 4	60	51	0.80
June 5	70	45	0.00
June 6	73	56	0.10
June 7	69	49	0.00
June 8	74	50	0.00
June 9	68	56	0.17
June 10	63	49	0.01
June 11	78	44	0.00
June 12	86	49	0.00
June 13	80	50	0.00
June 14	79	61	0.00
June 15	78	51	0.00
June 16	93	59	0.00
June 17	90	59	0.00
June 18	80	51	0.00
June 19	70	44	0.00
June 20	72	39	0.00
June 21	72	52	0.20
June 22	76	51	0.00
June 23	63	54	0.20
June 24	77	48	0.00
June 25	74	48	0.00
June 26	75	56	0.03
June 27	74	52	0.20
June 28	70	52	0.04
June 29	79	47	0.00
June 30	78	52	0.00

July 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	74	48	0.00
July 2	79	53	0.00
July 3	90	50	0.00
July 4	90	58	0.00
July 5	90	62	0.00
July 6	89	65	0.08
July 7	83	59	0.00
July 8	84	58	0.00
July 9	89	61	0.01
July 10	81	64	0.01
July 11	74	57	0.00
July 12	76	53	0.00
July 13	86	54	0.00
July 14	75	62	0.20
July 15	76	52	0.00
July 16	83	50	0.00
July 17	83	62	1.44
July 18	86	66	0.00
July 19	90	70	0.00
July 20	93	70	0.00
July 21	94	70	0.00
July 22	101	72	0.00
July 23	95	68	0.01
July 24	99	67	0.00
July 25	78	62	0.13
July 26	77	60	0.02
July 27	75	55	0.00
July 28	83	60	0.97
July 29	81	59	0.00
July 30	85	60	0.79
July 31	88	66	0.00

August 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	84	65	0.19
August 2	86	62	1.41
August 3	82	63	0.00
August 4	73	57	0.48
August 5	74	56	0.00
August 6	82	54	0.00
August 7	87	57	0.00
August 8	87	62	0.00
August 9	88	64	0.00
August 10	81	59	0.00
August 11	86	61	0.00
August 12	90	67	0.00
August 13	88	66	0.00
August 14	88	68	0.00
August 15	88	68	0.34
August 16	80	62	0.00
August 17	70	54	0.07
August 18	69	49	0.00
August 19	75	47	0.00
August 20	82	48	0.00
August 21	75	49	0.00
August 22	64	43	0.00
August 23	57	50	0.35
August 24	60	56	0.00
August 25	63	55	0.01
August 26	64	56	0.00
August 27	68	58	0.00
August 28	72	59	0.22
August 29	62	55	0.19
August 30	69	54	0.07
August 31	73	48	0.00

September 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	78	49	0.00
September 2	86	57	0.00
September 3	90	60	0.00
September 4	88	64	0.00
September 5	87	68	0.00
September 6	89	65	0.00
September 7	78	59	0.00
September 8	67	51	0.01
September 9	62	43	0.01
September 10	59	35	0.00
September 11	68	36	0.00
September 12	84	35	0.00
September 13	63	46	0.00
September 14	72	40	0.00
September 15	76	54	0.00
September 16	78	62	0.07
September 17	85	64	0.01
September 18	86	64	0.00
September 19	92	68	0.00
September 20	78	60	0.00
September 21	80	56	0.00
September 22	83	47	0.00
September 23	68	54	0.01
September 24	57	40	0.00
September 25	60	30	0.00
September 26	75	37	0.00
September 27	78	45	0.11
September 28	74	50	0.00
September 29	72	46	0.00
September 30	80	50	0.00

October 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	76	52	0.00
October 2	70	54	0.18
October 3	69	55	0.07
October 4	67	55	0.06
October 5	67	51	0.00
October 6	62	44	0.00
October 7	62	39	0.00
October 8	62	32	0.00
October 9	77	42	0.00
October 10	69	42	0.00
October 11	78	42	0.00
October 12	64	51	0.02
October 13	54	44	0.85
October 14	51	37	0.02
October 15	52	31	0.00
October 16	63	36	0.00
October 17	52	34	0.00
October 18	63	42	0.00
October 19	55	39	0.00
October 20	60	42	0.00
October 21	68	40	0.00
October 22	66	43	0.00
October 23	63	34	0.00
October 24	66	41	0.00
October 25	64	41	0.00
October 26	60	42	0.00
October 27	64	43	0.00
October 28	56	45	0.78
October 29	53	35	0.00
October 30	48	32	0.00
October 31	44	38	0.24

November 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	51	35	0.00	0.0
November 2	48	39	0.00	0.0
November 3	48	39	0.00	0.0
November 4	44	33	0.10	0.2
November 5	33	25	0.00	0.0
November 6	32	23	0.00	0.0
November 7	36	23	0.00	0.0
November 8	50	32	0.00	0.0
November 9	32	22	0.00	0.0
November 10	28	12	0.03	0.1
November 11	12	7	0.04	0.9
November 12	11	3	0.00	0.0
November 13	8	-1	0.00	0.0
November 14	10	-6	0.00	0.0
November 15	31	1	0.00	0.0
November 16	45	26	0.00	0.0
November 17	45	27	0.00	0.0
November 18	43	33	0.00	0.0
November 19	37	33	0.00	0.0
November 20	41	21	0.00	0.0
November 21	31	26	0.00	0.0
November 22	30	24	0.00	0.0
November 23	39	24	0.00	0.0
November 24	28	19	0.00	0.0
November 25	26	21	0.04	0.5
November 26	26	15	0.04	0.7
November 27	15	-2	0.01	0.2
November 28	10	-3	0.22	3.1
November 29	11	-3	0.00	0.0
November 30	8	1	0.01	0.6

December 1940 Fargo Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	14	0	0.00	0.0
December 2	5	-14	0.02	0.3
December 3	20	-19	0.00	0.0
December 4	22	-2	0.06	0.8
December 5	21	-10	0.01	0.1
December 6	40	16	0.00	0.0
December 7	27	13	0.00	0.0
December 8	33	17	0.00	0.0
December 9	40	17	0.01	0.1
December 10	32	18	0.00	0.0
December 11	31	-7	0.03	0.6
December 12	-7	-18	0.00	0.0
December 13	3	-23	0.00	0.0
December 14	18	-10	0.00	0.0
December 15	20	12	0.00	0.0
December 16	14	0	0.00	0.0
December 17	16	-6	0.00	0.0
December 18	28	6	0.00	0.0
December 19	31	21	0.00	0.0
December 20	31	17	0.00	0.0
December 21	38	24	0.00	0.0
December 22	29	20	0.00	0.0
December 23	38	26	0.00	0.0
December 24	37	25	0.00	0.0
December 25	34	30	0.00	0.0
December 26	31	24	0.00	0.0
December 27	33	28	0.00	0.0
December 28	33	30	0.35	2.5
December 29	30	24	0.03	1.7
December 30	30	25	0.00	0.0
December 31	31	27	0.02	0.2

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