Fargo, North Dakota
Climate

Fargo, North Dakota

Section Title: Climate
Table Section Text: None

Climate data for Fargo, North Dakota (Hector Int'l), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1881–present

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °F (°C)	55 (13)	66 (19)	80 (27)	100 (38)	104 (40)	104 (40)	114 (46)	106 (41)	102 (39)	97 (36)	74 (23)	65 (18)	114 (46)

Mean maximum °F (°C)	39.6 (4.2)	43.1 (6.2)	57.0 (13.9)	79.9 (26.6)	88.1 (31.2)	91.6 (33.1)	94.0 (34.4)	93.8 (34.3)	89.2 (31.8)	78.2 (25.7)	59.3 (15.2)	41.2 (5.1)	97.0 (36.1)

Average high °F (°C)	18.4 (−7.6)	23.7 (−4.6)	36.3 (2.4)	55.8 (13.2)	69.3 (20.7)	77.4 (25.2)	82.5 (28.1)	81.2 (27.3)	70.8 (21.6)	56.0 (13.3)	37.3 (2.9)	22.3 (−5.4)	52.6 (11.4)

Daily mean °F (°C)	9.3 (−12.6)	14.6 (−9.7)	27.8 (−2.3)	44.2 (6.8)	57.1 (13.9)	66.2 (19.0)	71.0 (21.7)	69.3 (20.7)	59.1 (15.1)	45.5 (7.5)	28.8 (−1.8)	14.1 (−9.9)	42.3 (5.7)

Average low °F (°C)	0.1 (−17.7)	5.6 (−14.7)	19.4 (−7.0)	32.7 (0.4)	44.9 (7.2)	55.0 (12.8)	59.5 (15.3)	57.3 (14.1)	47.4 (8.6)	35.1 (1.7)	20.3 (−6.5)	5.9 (−14.5)	31.9 (0.0)

Mean minimum °F (°C)	−22.5 (−30.3)	−19 (−28)	−6.1 (−21.2)	16.9 (−8.4)	28.6 (−1.9)	41.1 (5.1)	47.1 (8.4)	43.4 (6.3)	30.7 (−0.7)	19.3 (−7.1)	0.3 (−17.6)	−16.6 (−27.0)	−26 (−32)

Record low °F (°C)	−48 (−44)	−47 (−44)	−34 (−37)	−13 (−25)	14 (−10)	28 (−2)	36 (2)	32 (0)	17 (−8)	−4 (−20)	−27 (−33)	−36 (−38)	−48 (−44)

Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.70 (18)	0.61 (15)	1.30 (33)	1.36 (35)	2.81 (71)	3.90 (99)	2.79 (71)	2.56 (65)	2.57 (65)	2.15 (55)	1.00 (25)	0.83 (21)	22.58 (574)

Average snowfall inches (cm)	11.2 (28)	7.0 (18)	9.1 (23)	3.0 (7.6)	trace	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.7 (1.8)	7.9 (20)	11.2 (28)	50.1 (127)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	8.3	7.2	8.3	7.4	11.0	11.7	9.5	9.1	8.7	8.3	7.1	9.2	105.8

Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	8.9	6.7	5.3	1.8	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	5.4	9.5	38.4

Average relative humidity (%)	73.1	74.7	76.0	65.6	60.0	66.1	66.9	66.5	69.2	68.8	75.7	76.1	69.9

Mean monthly sunshine hours	140.9	153.9	212.3	241.6	283.2	303.2	350.2	313.2	231.2	178.9	113.1	107.4	2,629.1

Percent possible sunshine	51	53	58	59	61	64	73	71	61	53	40	40	59

Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)

Sentence(s)

The month of January had a mean temperature of 9.3 °F (−12.6 °C).

final_sentence: The month of January had a mean temperature of 9.3 °F (−12.6 °C).