46.924°N, 96.812°W · station FARthr · 146 years of record
71°F
HOTTEST OCT 21 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 21
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
#45 / 145
warmest Oct 17 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 17 ever
30°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 62°F — 45th warmest Oct 17 of 145 years · record 90°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#28 / 145
warmest Oct 18 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
79°F
set in 1914
Coolest Oct 18 ever
27°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 67°F — 28th warmest Oct 18 of 145 years · record 79°F (1914) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#35 / 145
warmest Oct 19 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
84°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
30°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 64°F — 35th warmest Oct 19 of 145 years · record 84°F (2003) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#20 / 145
warmest Oct 20 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
82°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 20 ever
28°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 67°F — 20th warmest Oct 20 of 145 years · record 82°F (1953) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Ranks
#15 / 145
warmest Oct 22 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
82°F
set in 1901
Coolest Oct 22 ever
29°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 68°F — 15th warmest Oct 22 of 145 years · record 82°F (1901) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#14 / 145
warmest Oct 23 in 145 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
80°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 23 ever
27°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 68°F — 14th warmest Oct 23 of 145 years · record 80°F (1963) · 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 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
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
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.