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Fargo, ND

46.924°N, 96.812°W · station FARthr · 146 years of record
71°F
forecast high · Oct 21

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fargo.
62°SAT10/1767°SUN10/1864°MON10/1967°TUE10/2071°WED10/2168°THU10/2268°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Fargo — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#10 / 145
warmest Oct 21 in 145 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 21 ever

87°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 21 ever

31°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 71°F — 10th warmest Oct 21 of 145 years · record 87°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1881: 46°F1882: 54°F1883: 40°F1884: 41°F1885: 63°F1886: 69°F1887: 33°F1888: 36°F1889: 36°F1890: 57°F1891: 55°F1892: 60°F1893: 63°F1894: 61°F1895: 55°F1896: 33°F1897: 65°F1898: 34°F1899: 60°F1900: 59°F1901: 74°F1902: 62°F1903: 66°F1904: 54°F1905: 40°F1906: 39°F1907: 66°F1908: 62°F1909: 45°F1910: 54°F1911: 45°F1912: 58°F1913: 32°F1914: 73°F1915: 64°F1916: 37°F1917: 38°F1918: 72°F1919: 41°F1920: 56°F1921: 71°F1922: 56°F1923: 58°F1924: 61°F1925: 46°F1926: 52°F1927: 76°F1928: 55°F1929: 51°F1930: 39°F1931: 66°F1932: 46°F1933: 45°F1934: 66°F1935: 34°F1936: 38°F1937: 38°F1938: 54°F1939: 60°F1940: 60°F1941: 60°F1942: 44°F1943: 58°F1944: 57°F1945: 50°F1946: 71°F1947: 87°F1948: 57°F1949: 36°F1950: 44°F1951: 39°F1952: 47°F1953: 81°F1954: 63°F1955: 58°F1956: 59°F1957: 50°F1958: 56°F1959: 51°F1960: 43°F1961: 66°F1962: 60°F1963: 65°F1964: 70°F1965: 56°F1966: 63°F1967: 60°F1968: 63°F1969: 41°F1970: 65°F1971: 63°F1972: 41°F1973: 73°F1974: 70°F1975: 58°F1976: 43°F1977: 56°F1978: 70°F1979: 41°F1980: 62°F1981: 31°F1982: 47°F1983: 52°F1984: 43°F1985: 64°F1986: 72°F1987: 36°F1988: 50°F1989: 66°F1990: 48°F1991: 50°F1992: 41°F1993: 51°F1994: 69°F1995: 38°F1996: 60°F1997: 37°F1998: 58°F1999: 63°F2000: 61°F2001: 56°F2002: 38°F2003: 62°F2004: 51°F2005: 51°F2006: 36°F2007: 56°F2008: 50°F2009: 43°F2010: 55°F2011: 61°F2012: 52°F2013: 41°F2014: 67°F2015: 61°F2016: 48°F2017: 68°F2018: 59°F2019: 51°F2020: 35°F2021: 46°F2022: 63°F2023: 60°F2024: 78°F2025: 48°F71° forecast3035404550556065707580859018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2171°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record87°F
This-date rank#10 of 145
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record114°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1881–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Fargo in each calendar month, and for the whole 1881–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan55°FJan 5, 2012-48°FJan 8, 1887
Feb66°FFeb 25, 1958-47°FFeb 9, 1888
Mar80°FMar 23, 1910-34°FMar 10, 1948
Apr100°FApr 21, 1980-13°FApr 1, 1881
May104°FMay 30, 193414°FMay 1, 1890
Jun104°FJun 18, 193328°FJun 1, 1888
Jul114°FJul 6, 193636°FJul 3, 1967
Aug106°FAug 18, 197632°FAug 25, 1885
Sep102°FSep 8, 195917°FSep 30, 1883
Oct97°FOct 11, 2015-4°FOct 26, 1919
Nov74°FNov 1, 1990-27°FNov 30, 1905
Dec65°FDec 6, 1939-36°FDec 29, 1887
All-time114°FJul 6, 1936-48°FJan 8, 1887

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Fargo so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 10, 1936

Coldest high ever

-29°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 22, 1936
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan36°FJan 12, 1928-29°FJan 22, 1936
Feb40°FFeb 26, 1958-28°FFeb 1, 1996
Mar60°FMar 18, 2012-8°FMar 1, 2014
Apr67°FApr 23, 199013°FApr 7, 1997
May71°FMay 31, 198829°FMay 2, 1967
Jun78°FJun 28, 199643°FJun 4, 1935
Jul82°FJul 10, 193655°FJul 3, 1997
Aug80°FAug 19, 197652°FAug 27, 1885
Sep74°FSep 4, 201538°FSep 28, 1899
Oct68°FOct 1, 202318°FOct 24, 1887
Nov51°FNov 7, 1977-12°FNov 29, 1896
Dec39°FDec 3, 1941-19°FDec 2, 1886
All-time82°FJul 10, 1936-29°FJan 22, 1936

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

15 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936

So far in 2026

26 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Fargo's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 53°F · forecast is +18° vs normal.
Jan: 18°FJan: 0°FFeb: 23°FFeb: 4°FMar: 36°FMar: 18°FApr: 54°FApr: 32°FMay: 69°FMay: 45°FJun: 78°FJun: 56°FJul: 82°FJul: 60°FAug: 81°FAug: 57°FSep: 72°FSep: 48°FOct: 56°FOct: 36°FNov: 38°FNov: 21°FDec: 24°FDec: 8°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:46 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight10h 52m · losing 23 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.92°N, 96.81°W

Nearby Stations

Grand Forks, ND72 mi NSisseton, SD87 mi SAberdeen, SD127 mi SWBrainerd, MN132 mi ESaint Cloud, MN162 mi SEBismarck, ND186 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Fargo's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Fargo, ND — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Fargo's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Fargo, ND — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1881

Each cell is one day's high at Fargo, coloured by temperature — 146 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Fargo, ND daily high heat map 1881–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Fargo — counted through Oct 21 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
26 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 7th most in 146 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 39 in 1988.

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