North Dakota · THREADEX · 1881–2026

Fargo, ND

46.924°N, 96.812°W · station FARthr · 146 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fargo.
98°MON7/1397°TUE7/1495°WED7/1595°THU7/1695°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1889°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#2 / 145
warmest Jul 13 in 145 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

106°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 13 ever

62°F
set in 1993

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Fargo. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
62841061881: 88°F1882: 75°F1883: 84°F1884: 68°F1885: 76°F1886: 78°F1887: 84°F1888: 92°F1889: 68°F1890: 84°F1891: 68°F1892: 73°F1893: 83°F1894: 82°F1895: 87°F1896: 85°F1897: 76°F1898: 91°F1899: 80°F1900: 94°F1901: 96°F1902: 75°F1903: 74°F1904: 80°F1905: 82°F1906: 80°F1907: 82°F1908: 86°F1909: 81°F1910: 76°F1911: 79°F1912: 81°F1913: 73°F1914: 86°F1915: 87°F1916: 89°F1917: 80°F1918: 74°F1919: 88°F1920: 74°F1921: 84°F1922: 85°F1923: 86°F1924: 76°F1925: 94°F1926: 75°F1927: 74°F1928: 79°F1929: 81°F1930: 68°F1931: 87°F1932: 80°F1933: 87°F1934: 90°F1935: 84°F1936: 106°F1937: 82°F1938: 82°F1939: 87°F1940: 76°F1941: 74°F1942: 79°F1943: 72°F1944: 78°F1945: 76°F1946: 94°F1947: 89°F1948: 83°F1949: 74°F1950: 77°F1951: 86°F1952: 65°F1953: 80°F1954: 98°F1955: 84°F1956: 83°F1957: 95°F1958: 86°F1959: 90°F1960: 81°F1961: 77°F1962: 80°F1963: 84°F1964: 87°F1965: 77°F1966: 79°F1967: 72°F1968: 92°F1969: 86°F1970: 86°F1971: 77°F1972: 80°F1973: 80°F1974: 88°F1975: 85°F1976: 80°F1977: 91°F1978: 78°F1979: 86°F1980: 91°F1981: 86°F1982: 78°F1983: 98°F1984: 90°F1985: 87°F1986: 77°F1987: 76°F1988: 87°F1989: 82°F1990: 79°F1991: 81°F1992: 77°F1993: 62°F1994: 72°F1995: 85°F1996: 74°F1997: 86°F1998: 90°F1999: 87°F2000: 87°F2001: 88°F2002: 83°F2003: 86°F2004: 86°F2005: 90°F2006: 93°F2007: 87°F2008: 77°F2009: 70°F2010: 81°F2011: 78°F2012: 89°F2013: 89°F2014: 77°F2015: 85°F2016: 83°F2017: 70°F2018: 90°F2019: 85°F2020: 83°F2021: 85°F2022: 83°F2023: 84°F2024: 88°F2025: 89°F98° forecast188120251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1398°F
Hottest this date since1983
This-date record106°F
This-date rank#2 of 145
Hottest at any time since2023
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°F2012-48°F1887
Feb66°F1958-47°F1888
Mar80°F1910-34°F1948
Apr100°F1980-13°F1881
May104°F193414°F1890
Jun104°F193328°F1888
Jul114°F193636°F1967
Aug106°F197632°F1885
Sep102°F195917°F1883
Oct97°F2015-4°F1919
Nov74°F1990-27°F1905
Dec65°F1939-36°F1887
All-time114°F1936-48°F1887

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Fargo so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

2 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

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

8 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: 82°F · forecast is +16° 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

Sunrise4:46 AM
Sunset8:20 PM
Solar noon12:33 PM
Daylight15h 34m · losing 10 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 Jul 13 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
8 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 24th most in 146 years. Normal for this point: 5. Record: 22 in 1988.

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