Fargo, ND: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 13.8°F in Fargo, ND, the warmest winter since 2024, tied 34th warmest of 145 (with 1924).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 13.8°F; Warmest since 2024; 34th warmest of 145
Precipitation: 1.97 in; Wettest since 2024; 67th wettest of 145

A normal winter in Fargo, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 12.8°F, between 6.2°F and 19.9°F in eight years of ten and 2.23 in of precipitation, between 1.51 in and 3.51 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Fargo, ND since 1882: 13.8°F in 2026; the highest is 26.5°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 6.2 to 19.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	13.8	34	23.1	35	4.5	34	1.97	67	0
2025	12.6	46	20.8	54	4.3	35	1.46	103	0
2024	26.5	1	33.4	1	19.5	1	3.83	2	0
2023	10.1	73	18.4	83	1.8	63	2.53	39	0
2022	8.2	93	19	74	-2.7	111	3.00	18	0
2021	16.4	18	24.6	18	8.1	16	1.33	113	0
2020	12.8	40	22.1	42	3.5	47	2.43	43	0
2019	9.2	81	17.6	89	0.8	76	3.41	8	0
2018	10.9	64	20.1	63	1.8	63	1.81	75	0
2017	18.1	10	25.6	15	10.7	10	3.04	16	0
2016	19.9	7	27.1	9	12.7	5	1.63	90	0
2015	15.2	22	23.7	27	6.7	21	1.22	120	0
2014	4.3	130	14	129	-5.4	130	2.09	62	0
2013	12.7	43	21.6	47	3.9	39	2.56	37	0
2012	22.1	2	31.5	2	12.7	5	1.89	73	0
2011	8	98	16	109	0	80	2.73	27	0
2010	9.4	78	17.1	96	1.6	69	4.28	1	0
2009	6.2	120	16	109	-3.6	120	3.64	5	0
2008	8.1	94	17.1	96	-1	93	2.35	48	0
2007	15.3	20	24	24	6.6	24	1.89	73	0
2006	17	16	24.6	18	9.4	11	2.15	57	0
2005	13.5	38	22.4	41	4.7	32	2.74	26	0
2004	12.5	48	21	53	4.1	37	2.63	33	0
2003	12.6	46	21.6	47	3.6	45	1.27	119	0
2002	20.1	6	29	5	11.1	9	0.55	141	0
2001	6	122	15.3	121	-3.3	117	1.63	90	0
2000	18	11	27.4	8	8.6	13	1.77	79	0
1999	15.1	24	23.5	31	6.7	21	1.66	89	0
1998	20.7	5	26.7	12	14.6	2	2.39	46	0
1997	6.5	113	15.4	118	-2.5	109	3.65	4	0
1996	6.9	105	15.1	123	-1.3	94	3.49	7	0
1995	14.7	27	23.6	29	5.8	29	1.58	95	0
1994	6.1	121	14.8	127	-2.6	110	2.31	52	0
1993	9.2	81	17.7	88	0.7	78	1.54	97	0
1992	19.8	8	28.2	7	11.3	8	1.77	79	0
1991	12.8	40	22.8	36	2.8	54	2.33	50	0
1990	14.4	32	24.2	23	4.6	33	0.95	132	0
1989	9.7	75	19.8	68	-0.5	86	3.17	14	0
1988	12	52	20.3	61	3.6	45	2.53	39	0
1987	22	3	30.3	3	13.7	3	1.42	105	0
1986	9.3	80	17.4	93	1.3	71	1.71	85	0
1985	8.5	89	17.8	87	-0.8	90	1.28	116	0
1984	11.1	63	18.4	83	3.8	41	2.65	31	0
1983	19.5	9	26.9	10	12.1	7	0.84	138	0
1982	3.3	133	12.5	136	-5.8	134	2.71	29	0
1981	14.5	29	23.6	29	5.3	31	0.90	134	0
1980	11.9	54	20.7	57	3.1	52	1.94	68	0
1979	0.6	140	9.2	143	-8	139	2.65	31	0
1978	2.8	137	10.2	140	-4.6	127	1.09	127	0
1977	6.7	109	15.4	118	-2	104	2.13	60	0
1976	14.5	29	23.2	34	5.7	30	1.78	77	0
1975	14.5	29	22.6	40	6.5	26	1.91	72	0
1974	7	104	15.6	115	-1.5	99	1.73	84	0
1973	9.9	74	18.7	79	1.1	73	1.76	82	0
1972	6.4	115	16	109	-3.3	117	2.14	58	0
1971	6.9	105	16.5	103	-2.8	112	1.62	92	0
1970	8.9	84	18.5	80	-0.6	88	1.11	125	0
1969	6.5	113	14.9	124	-1.9	103	2.84	23	0
1968	10.9	64	20.1	63	1.8	63	2.00	66	0
1967	8.4	91	18.9	78	-2	104	1.74	83	0
1966	6.3	119	15.8	113	-3.2	116	1.67	87	0
1965	3.1	134	13.2	132	-7.1	137	1.15	123	0
1964	14.2	33	24.7	17	3.8	41	1.20	121	0
1963	9.5	76	19.4	71	-0.3	84	0.76	139	0
1962	6.9	105	16.1	108	-2.3	108	2.61	34	0
1961	11.6	58	21.2	50	2	61	1.28	116	0
1960	15.2	22	23.8	25	6.6	24	0.76	139	0
1959	7.8	99	16.6	102	-0.9	92	0.37	144	0
1958	17.2	14	26.3	13	8.2	15	0.36	145	0
1957	10.5	69	19.5	69	1.4	70	0.85	137	0
1956	5.7	124	14.9	124	-3.4	119	1.37	111	0
1955	11.9	54	20.5	60	3.3	50	1.40	107	0
1954	12.8	40	21.7	46	3.9	39	1.20	121	0
1953	15	25	23.3	33	6.7	21	1.41	106	0
1952	8.1	94	16.8	100	-0.5	86	3.56	6	0
1951	6.9	105	15.4	118	-1.7	101	1.77	79	0
1950	3	135	12.7	134	-6.8	135	2.93	20	0
1949	6	122	16.2	106	-4.2	125	2.14	58	0
1948	6.4	115	16.8	100	-4	123	2.83	24	0
1947	12.7	43	21.9	44	3.4	49	1.39	109	0
1946	7.2	101	17.5	90	-3.1	115	2.42	44	0
1945	13	39	22.1	42	4	38	1.39	109	0
1944	17.7	12	28.4	6	7	19	0.86	135	0
1943	5.4	126	15.6	115	-4.5	126	1.67	87	1
1942	17.6	13	26.9	10	8.4	14	0.53	142	0
1941	12.7	43	21.2	50	4.3	35	1.36	112	0
1940	14.8	26	23.5	31	6.1	28	1.00	129	0
1939	9.2	81	18.5	80	-0.2	82	1.79	76	0
1938	8.9	84	17.9	86	-0.1	81	1.93	70	0
1937	4.5	128	13.7	130	-4.6	127	3.09	15	0
1936	-1.1	144	7.2	144	-9.3	141	2.37	47	0
1935	11.7	56	20.3	61	3.2	51	1.31	115	0
1934	12	52	21.9	44	2.1	60	2.20	55	0
1933	10.4	71	20	66	0.7	78	1.94	68	0
1932	15.3	20	23.7	27	6.9	20	1.13	124	0
1931	21.7	4	30.2	4	13.2	4	0.47	143	0
1930	11.5	59	19.5	69	3.5	47	3.31	10	0
1929	7.2	101	16.4	104	-2	104	2.27	53	0
1928	10.5	69	19.2	73	1.8	63	2.94	19	0
1927	10.9	64	20	66	1.8	63	2.72	28	0
1926	15.9	19	24.5	20	7.4	17	1.71	85	0
1925	7.8	99	16.9	99	-1.3	94	1.62	92	0
1924	13.8	34	23.8	25	3.8	41	1.03	128	0
1923	8.5	89	17.5	90	-0.4	85	1.52	98	0
1922	9.4	78	19	74	-0.2	82	1.49	100	0
1921	17.2	14	25.4	16	9	12	2.49	42	0
1920	6.4	115	15.5	117	-2.8	112	1.92	71	0
1919	14.6	28	22.8	36	6.4	27	2.09	62	0
1918	4.2	131	13.7	130	-5.4	130	1.51	99	0
1917	1.2	138	11.2	138	-8.9	140	2.67	30	0
1916	6.4	115	16.4	104	-3.7	121	2.58	35	0
1915	10.2	72	19	74	1.3	71	2.57	36	0
1914	12.4	49	22.7	39	2.2	57	0.95	132	0
1913	8.7	86	19.4	71	-2	104	1.46	103	0
1912	6.7	109	14.9	124	-1.5	99	1.10	126	0
1911	6.7	109	17.4	93	-3.9	122	2.12	61	0
1910	7.1	103	15.7	114	-1.4	97	2.78	25	0
1909	9.5	76	18	85	1	74	1.78	77	0
1908	16.7	17	26.1	14	7.3	18	2.85	22	0
1907	5.6	125	15.2	122	-4	123	3.04	16	0
1906	11.7	56	21.5	49	1.8	63	2.26	54	0
1905	8.6	87	19	74	-1.8	102	1.28	116	0
1904	4.4	129	14.2	128	-5.5	132	2.50	41	0
1903	8.1	94	17.5	90	-1.3	94	2.90	21	0
1902	12.4	49	21.2	50	3.7	44	2.54	38	0
1901	11.2	61	20.1	63	2.2	57	1.40	107	0
1900	10.8	67	20.8	54	0.9	75	1.32	114	0
1899	6.7	109	16.2	106	-2.9	114	1.48	102	0
1898	13.6	36	24.3	21	2.8	54	0.97	131	0
1897	8.1	94	17.1	96	-0.8	90	3.81	3	0
1896	11.5	59	20.6	58	2.5	56	1.55	96	0
1895	8.3	92	17.2	95	-0.7	89	0.98	130	0
1894	3.9	132	13	133	-5.3	129	2.20	55	0
1893	0.9	139	9.5	142	-7.8	138	3.20	13	2
1892	11.2	61	20.6	58	2.2	57	2.40	45	6
1891	12.4	49	22.8	36	2	61	2.32	51	0
1890	8.6	87	18.5	80	-1.4	97	1.49	100	0
1889	10.8	67	20.8	54	0.8	76	2.07	64	0
1888	0.4	141	10.2	140	-9.3	141	3.25	12	0
1887	-4.2	145	6.2	145	-14.5	145	1.59	94	5
1886	5.2	127	16	109	-5.6	133	2.04	65	0
1885	2.9	136	12.7	134	-6.9	136	0.86	135	0
1884	0.1	142	12.1	137	-12	144	3.34	9	0
1883	-0.7	143	10.4	139	-11.8	143	3.30	11	0
1882	13.6	36	24.3	21	2.9	53	2.34	49	0
1881									31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	26.5
2012	22.1
1987	22
1931	21.7
1998	20.7
2002	20.1
2016	19.9
1992	19.8
1983	19.5
2017	18.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1887	-4.2
1936	-1.1
1883	-0.7
1884	0.1
1888	0.4
1979	0.6
1893	0.9
1917	1.2
1978	2.8
1885	2.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2010	4.28
2024	3.83
1897	3.81
1997	3.65
2009	3.64
1952	3.56
1996	3.49
2019	3.41
1884	3.34
1930	3.31

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1958	0.36
1959	0.37
1931	0.47
1942	0.53
2002	0.55
1963	0.76
1960	0.76
1983	0.84
1957	0.85
1944	0.86
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 49°F; 15 February 2026
Coldest night: -20°F; 23 January 2026, 22 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.67 in; 18 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 1.97 in of precipitation in Fargo, ND, the wettest winter since 2024, 67th wettest of 145.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Fargo, ND: 49°F on Sunday 15 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Fargo, ND: a low of -20°F on Friday 23 January 2026 and Thursday 22 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Fargo, ND: 0.67 in on Wednesday 18 February 2026.