46.924°N, 96.812°W · station FARthr · 146 years of record
92°F
HOTTEST SEP 4 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Sep 4
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Fargo.
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
#36 / 145
warmest Sep 1 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
98°F
set in 1894
Coolest Sep 1 ever
55°F
set in 1944
Forecast high 84°F — 36th warmest Sep 1 of 145 years · record 98°F (1894) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#35 / 145
warmest Sep 2 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
97°F
set in 1983
Coolest Sep 2 ever
57°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 84°F — 35th warmest Sep 2 of 145 years · record 97°F (1983) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#14 / 145
warmest Sep 3 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
99°F
set in 1960
Coolest Sep 3 ever
58°F
set in 1902
Forecast high 91°F — 14th warmest Sep 3 of 145 years · record 99°F (1960) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#7 / 145
warmest Sep 4 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
98°F
set in 1979
Coolest Sep 4 ever
54°F
set in 1885
Forecast high 92°F — 7th warmest Sep 4 of 145 years · record 98°F (1979) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#11 / 145
warmest Sep 5 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
99°F
set in 1947
Coolest Sep 5 ever
56°F
set in 1986
Forecast high 90°F — 11th warmest Sep 5 of 145 years · record 99°F (1947) · warmest since 2007.
Ranks
#30 / 145
warmest Sep 6 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
99°F
set in 1978
Coolest Sep 6 ever
50°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 83°F — 30th warmest Sep 6 of 145 years · record 99°F (1978) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#45 / 145
warmest Sep 7 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
101°F
set in 1931
Coolest Sep 7 ever
54°F
set in 1941
Forecast high 78°F — 45th warmest Sep 7 of 145 years · record 101°F (1931) · warmest since 2022.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
55°FJan 5, 2012
-48°FJan 8, 1887
Feb
66°FFeb 25, 1958
-47°FFeb 9, 1888
Mar
80°FMar 23, 1910
-34°FMar 10, 1948
Apr
100°FApr 21, 1980
-13°FApr 1, 1881
May
104°FMay 30, 1934
14°FMay 1, 1890
Jun
104°FJun 18, 1933
28°FJun 1, 1888
Jul
114°FJul 6, 1936
36°FJul 3, 1967
Aug
106°FAug 18, 1976
32°FAug 25, 1885
Sep
102°FSep 8, 1959
17°FSep 30, 1883
Oct
97°FOct 11, 2015
-4°FOct 26, 1919
Nov
74°FNov 1, 1990
-27°FNov 30, 1905
Dec
65°FDec 6, 1939
-36°FDec 29, 1887
All-time
114°FJul 6, 1936
-48°FJan 8, 1887
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Fargo so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
36°FJan 12, 1928
-29°FJan 22, 1936
Feb
40°FFeb 26, 1958
-28°FFeb 1, 1996
Mar
60°FMar 18, 2012
-8°FMar 1, 2014
Apr
67°FApr 23, 1990
13°FApr 7, 1997
May
71°FMay 31, 1988
29°FMay 2, 1967
Jun
78°FJun 28, 1996
43°FJun 4, 1935
Jul
82°FJul 10, 1936
55°FJul 3, 1997
Aug
80°FAug 19, 1976
52°FAug 27, 1885
Sep
74°FSep 4, 2015
38°FSep 28, 1899
Oct
68°FOct 1, 2023
18°FOct 24, 1887
Nov
51°FNov 7, 1977
-12°FNov 29, 1896
Dec
39°FDec 3, 1941
-19°FDec 2, 1886
All-time
82°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
25 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: 77°F · forecast is +15° vs normal.