Fargo, ND: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 49.2°F in Fargo, ND, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, tied 9th warmest of 146 (with 2017).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 49.2°F; Warmest since 2024; 9th warmest of 146
Precipitation: 12.63 in; Driest since 2012; 13th driest of 146

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Fargo, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 46.7°F, between 44.3°F and 49.6°F in eight years of ten and 19.66 in of precipitation, between 15.03 in and 26.10 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Fargo, ND since 1881: 49.2°F in 2026; the highest is 52.2°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 44.3 to 49.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Fargo, ND from 1881 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	49.2	9	60.3	9	38	13	12.63	134	0
2025	47.9	17	58.8	18	36.9	22	17.89	79	0
2024	52.2	1	62.5	2	41.8	1	17.90	78	0
2023	47.6	20	58.5	23	36.8	24	17.81	82	0
2022	44.5	91	55.4	89	33.6	95	18.56	69	0
2021	50.2	5	61.7	4	38.6	7	14.51	121	0
2020	46.7	42	57.6	40	35.9	39	17.37	87	0
2019	43.7	110	53.4	127	34	85	26.26	9	0
2018	45.9	57	56.5	66	35.3	51	18.62	68	0
2017	49.2	9	59.9	12	38.4	9	13.76	127	0
2016	50.6	4	60.9	6	40.3	2	18.92	64	0
2015	48.7	13	60.1	10	37.3	17	18.21	74	0
2014	44.3	98	54.9	101	33.8	90	18.91	65	0
2013	45.7	61	56.2	72	35.2	54	27.71	5	0
2012	51.7	2	63.8	1	39.6	5	11.76	137	0
2011	45.8	59	55.8	79	35.8	40	22.71	30	0
2010	48.4	14	58.3	26	38.4	9	25.09	16	0
2009	44	105	54.3	114	33.6	95	19.90	56	0
2008	44.3	98	55.1	96	33.5	97	24.45	19	0
2007	47.9	17	58.3	26	37.6	14	23.35	25	0
2006	49.6	8	60	11	39.3	6	15.10	115	0
2005	47.6	20	57.9	33	37.2	19	25.90	12	0
2004	44.8	83	55.6	81	34	85	21.44	42	0
2003	46.3	49	57.7	35	34.8	64	15.37	108	0
2002	47	34	57.7	35	36.3	33	23.28	26	0
2001	46.2	52	56.6	63	35.8	40	16.89	92	0
2000	47.3	25	58.2	29	36.4	31	28.29	3	0
1999	47.2	27	57	54	37.3	17	24.15	21	0
1998	49.9	6	59.8	14	39.9	4	26.08	11	0
1997	44.4	93	55.6	81	33.2	100	23.61	24	0
1996	42.8	127	53.5	126	32.2	117	14.36	122	0
1995	46.6	45	57.1	51	36.2	34	19.42	58	0
1994	45	75	55.6	81	34.3	75	20.28	52	0
1993	44.4	93	55.1	96	33.8	90	18.83	67	0
1992	47.1	28	57.8	34	36.4	31	17.86	81	0
1991	48.9	12	59.6	16	38.1	12	19.33	60	0
1990	49.1	11	60.7	7	37.5	15	15.12	114	0
1989	45	75	56.3	69	33.7	93	17.66	85	0
1988	48.3	15	60.4	8	36.1	36	11.75	138	0
1987	51.1	3	62.1	3	40	3	13.67	129	0
1986	46.7	42	56.5	66	36.9	22	21.75	40	0
1985	44.9	79	55.4	89	34.5	70	16.96	90	0
1984	47.3	25	57.5	42	37.1	21	13.05	132	0
1983	47.8	19	57.4	44	38.2	11	16.61	96	0
1982	42.5	128	53.2	131	31.9	124	18.09	75	0
1981	47.6	20	58.7	20	36.6	26	14.98	118	0
1980	45.7	61	57.3	48	34.2	78	13.28	130	0
1979	41.3	138	51.6	140	31.1	132	16.81	93	0
1978	44.3	98	54.5	109	34.1	82	15.85	106	0
1977	46.9	40	57.2	49	36.6	26	26.10	10	0
1976	47.6	20	59.8	14	35.4	49	8.32	145	0
1975	44.7	84	54.6	107	34.9	61	23.97	22	0
1974	42.9	125	53.1	132	32.7	109	22.42	32	0
1973	47	34	58	30	36	37	18.93	63	0
1972	44.2	103	55.2	94	33.2	100	15.17	109	0
1971	44.6	90	55.8	79	33.4	98	17.88	80	0
1970	43.7	110	54.5	109	32.9	103	15.16	111	0
1969	43.1	120	53.9	118	32.2	117	17.10	89	0
1968	45.7	61	57.2	49	34.3	75	17.64	86	0
1967	43.4	113	55.3	92	31.5	129	11.50	139	0
1966	42.9	125	54.1	117	31.8	125	16.91	91	0
1965	40.9	139	51.7	139	30	142	21.80	38	0
1964	47.1	28	59.2	17	35	58	16.51	99	0
1963	46.7	42	58.3	26	35.1	55	14.22	124	0
1962	44.4	93	54.4	113	34.3	75	25.54	13	0
1961	47	34	58.8	18	35.1	55	15.61	107	0
1960	44.7	84	56.6	63	32.9	103	15.06	117	0
1959	46.3	49	57.4	44	35.3	51	16.56	98	0
1958	47	34	58	30	36	37	19.19	61	0
1957	45.5	67	56.1	75	34.9	61	22.91	29	0
1956	43	124	53.7	125	32.2	117	13.90	126	0
1955	46.6	45	58	30	35.3	51	15.90	105	0
1954	45.1	74	55.4	89	34.8	64	12.33	135	0
1953	46.3	49	56.9	55	35.7	42	17.78	83	0
1952	45.4	72	56.9	55	34	85	16.05	103	0
1951	42.5	128	52.8	134	32.2	117	17.13	88	0
1950	40.8	140	51.1	141	30.4	137	16.27	102	0
1949	44.9	79	56.7	60	33.1	102	15.10	115	0
1948	44.5	91	56	76	32.9	103	16.68	94	0
1947	45.5	67	56	76	35	58	15.17	109	0
1946	45.7	61	57.1	51	34.4	72	17.98	76	0
1945	44.9	79	55.6	81	34.1	82	14.93	119	0
1944	46.1	53	56.6	63	35.6	44	28.33	2	0
1943	43.5	112	54.7	104	32.3	115	22.33	33	1
1942	47.1	28	57.7	35	36.5	29	20.18	53	0
1941	46.8	41	56.3	69	37.2	19	20.78	48	0
1940	45	75	55.1	96	35	58	13.68	128	0
1939	45.5	67	56.8	58	34.2	78	10.42	141	0
1938	47	34	57.7	35	36.2	34	14.68	120	0
1937	43.8	108	53.8	121	33.8	90	18.49	70	0
1936	43.4	113	54.5	109	32.2	117	7.16	146	0
1935	45.5	67	55.5	86	35.5	47	16.46	100	0
1934	47.1	28	58.4	24	35.7	42	11.24	140	0
1933	47.5	24	58.6	21	36.5	29	12.19	136	0
1932	46	54	56.7	60	35.4	49	12.83	133	0
1931	49.8	7	61	5	38.6	7	15.15	112	0
1930	47.1	28	57.6	40	36.6	26	13.07	131	0
1929	43.2	117	54.5	109	32	123	9.57	142	0
1928	45.6	66	56.3	69	34.8	64	22.46	31	0
1927	44.7	84	54.2	116	35.1	55	19.59	57	0
1926	46	54	57.4	44	34.7	68	16.59	97	0
1925	46.5	48	57.5	42	35.5	47	19.34	59	0
1924	43.1	120	53.3	129	32.8	107	19.06	62	0
1923	44.4	93	54.9	101	33.9	88	17.94	77	0
1922	45.9	57	56.2	72	35.6	44	14.22	124	0
1921	48	16	58.6	21	37.4	16	20.86	46	0
1920	44.1	104	55.6	81	32.6	110	18.44	72	0
1919	47.1	28	57.4	44	36.7	25	20.14	54	0
1918	44.7	84	56.8	58	32.6	110	16.44	101	0
1917	42.1	132	53.8	121	30.4	137	8.55	144	0
1916	42.1	132	52.5	136	31.7	126	25.24	15	0
1915	44.4	93	54.8	103	33.9	88	22.25	34	0
1914	45.5	67	56.7	60	34.4	72	24.40	20	0
1913	43.9	106	55.5	86	32.3	115	17.75	84	0
1912	42.5	128	53.8	121	31.1	132	22.16	35	0
1911	44.7	84	56.9	55	32.5	113	18.47	71	0
1910	47	34	59.9	12	34.2	78	9.04	143	0
1909	44.7	84	55.1	96	34.4	72	20.72	49	0
1908	45.8	59	57.1	51	34.5	70	21.89	37	0
1907	40.5	143	50.8	142	30.1	141	21.90	36	0
1906	44.9	79	55.1	96	34.7	68	20.86	46	0
1905	44.3	98	55.3	92	33.4	98	28.24	4	0
1904	40.8	140	50.6	143	31	134	24.92	17	0
1903	43.4	113	53.9	118	32.9	103	26.99	7	0
1902	45.2	73	55.5	86	34.9	61	22.98	28	0
1901	46	54	56.4	68	35.6	44	27.40	6	0
1900	46.6	45	58.4	24	34.8	64	24.72	18	0
1899	42	134	52.8	134	31.2	131	18.32	73	0
1898	45.7	61	57.7	35	33.7	93	16.65	95	0
1897	43.8	108	54.7	104	32.8	107	23.80	23	0
1896	43.3	116	53.9	118	32.6	110	21.78	39	0
1895	43.1	120	54.7	104	31.6	128	15.14	113	0
1894	45	75	55.9	78	34.2	78	20.56	51	0
1893	39.9	144	50.4	144	29.5	143	20.71	50	0
1892	43.9	106	53.4	127	34.1	82	23.22	27	4
1891	43.2	117	54.6	107	31.7	126	21.29	44	0
1890	41.8	135	53.3	129	30.2	140	20.08	55	0
1889	44.3	98	56.2	72	32.5	113	15.99	104	0
1888	39	145	49.9	146	28	145	14.31	123	0
1887	42.2	131	53.8	121	30.6	136	18.91	65	5
1886	43.1	120	55.2	94	31	134	21.61	41	0
1885	41.7	137	53.1	132	30.3	139	21.35	43	0
1884	40.6	142	51.8	138	29.3	144	26.97	8	0
1883	38.2	146	50.1	145	26.2	146	21.10	45	0
1882	43.2	117	54.3	114	32.2	117	28.80	1	0
1881	41.8	135	52.3	137	31.3	130	25.32	14	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	52.2
2012	51.7
1987	51.1
2016	50.6
2021	50.2
1998	49.9
1931	49.8
2006	49.6
2026	49.2
2017	49.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1883	38.2
1888	39
1893	39.9
1907	40.5
1884	40.6
1950	40.8
1904	40.8
1965	40.9
1979	41.3
1885	41.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1882	28.80
1944	28.33
2000	28.29
1905	28.24
2013	27.71
1901	27.40
1903	26.99
1884	26.97
2019	26.26
1977	26.10

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	7.16
1976	8.32
1917	8.55
1910	9.04
1929	9.57
1939	10.42
1934	11.24
1967	11.50
1988	11.75
2012	11.76

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 101°F; 26 July 2026
Coldest night: -20°F; 23 January 2026, 22 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.18 in; 28 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	8.3°F 63rd warmest of 145	0.31 in 36th driest of 146
February	21.2°F 18th warmest of 146	0.86 in 30th wettest of 146
March	31.1°F 30th warmest of 146	0.44 in 37th driest of 146
April	40.8°F 47th coldest of 146	2.43 in 43rd wettest of 146
May	57.3°F 47th warmest of 146	1.09 in 22nd driest of 146
June	67.9°F 35th warmest of 146	2.49 in 46th driest of 146
July	76.3°F 3rd warmest of 146	0.66 in 11th driest of 146
August	71°F 29th warmest of 146	0.67 in 8th driest of 146
September	65°F 6th warmest of 146	3.68 in 20th wettest of 146
October so far	55.1°F 36th warmest of 146	a trace 8th driest of 146

Hot days and freezes

Fargo, ND has had 26 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 7th most of 146 (with 1961, 1959 and 1933).
Fargo, ND has had 1 day at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 22nd most of 146 (with 2022, 2012, 1995 and 18 other years).
Fargo, ND has had 117 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 29th most of 146 (with 2018, 1989, 1951 and 2 other years).
The first freeze of fall 2026 in Fargo, ND came on Friday 2 October 2026, the earliest since 2020, tied 100th earliest of 146 (with 2010, 2004, 1996 and 4 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Fargo, ND came on Wednesday 20 May 2026, the latest since 2022, tied 36th latest of 146 (with 2019, 1971, 1929 and 3 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
26 May	Warmest day	96°F	93°F 2018, 1931, 1911	Provisional
8 March	Warmest day	60°F	57°F 2021	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 12.63 in of precipitation in Fargo, ND, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2012, 13th driest of 146.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Fargo, ND: 101°F on Sunday 26 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Fargo, ND: a low of -20°F on Friday 23 January 2026 and Thursday 22 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Fargo, ND: 1.18 in on Monday 28 September 2026.