North Dakota · THREADEX · 1881–2026

Fargo, ND

46.924°N, 96.812°W · station FARthr · 146 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Fargo.
72°TUE7/1470°WED7/1571°THU7/1672°FRI7/1768°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#125 / 145
coldest Jul 19 in 145 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

44°F
set in 1912

Mildest Jul 19 ever

71°F
set in 2011

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Fargo. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4458711881: 62°F1882: 45°F1883: 52°F1884: 51°F1885: 61°F1886: 50°F1887: 64°F1888: 52°F1889: 53°F1890: 55°F1891: 48°F1892: 64°F1893: 56°F1894: 61°F1895: 47°F1896: 54°F1897: 60°F1898: 54°F1899: 63°F1900: 53°F1901: 64°F1902: 54°F1903: 48°F1904: 61°F1905: 58°F1906: 58°F1907: 61°F1908: 54°F1909: 69°F1910: 64°F1911: 46°F1912: 44°F1913: 56°F1914: 53°F1915: 55°F1916: 68°F1917: 62°F1918: 59°F1919: 57°F1920: 54°F1921: 58°F1922: 53°F1923: 70°F1924: 57°F1925: 53°F1926: 68°F1927: 54°F1928: 56°F1929: 51°F1930: 58°F1931: 60°F1932: 70°F1933: 59°F1934: 69°F1935: 69°F1936: 68°F1937: 56°F1938: 58°F1939: 59°F1940: 66°F1941: 56°F1942: 55°F1943: 63°F1944: 62°F1945: 65°F1946: 55°F1947: 51°F1948: 53°F1949: 51°F1950: 55°F1951: 48°F1952: 62°F1953: 63°F1954: 65°F1955: 69°F1956: 59°F1957: 62°F1958: 55°F1959: 56°F1960: 59°F1961: 52°F1962: 64°F1963: 60°F1964: 61°F1965: 61°F1966: 60°F1967: 62°F1968: 60°F1969: 60°F1970: 51°F1971: 46°F1972: 50°F1973: 52°F1974: 66°F1975: 61°F1976: 62°F1977: 70°F1978: 58°F1979: 58°F1980: 62°F1981: 67°F1982: 59°F1983: 69°F1984: 54°F1985: 52°F1986: 61°F1987: 61°F1988: 63°F1989: 58°F1990: 60°F1991: 60°F1992: 52°F1993: 58°F1994: 62°F1995: 59°F1996: 66°F1997: 65°F1998: 61°F1999: 57°F2000: 52°F2001: 67°F2002: 68°F2003: 66°F2004: 63°F2005: 53°F2006: 61°F2007: 56°F2008: 53°F2009: 49°F2010: 62°F2011: 71°F2012: 66°F2013: 65°F2014: 61°F2015: 60°F2016: 57°F2017: 57°F2018: 65°F2019: 63°F2020: 62°F2021: 66°F2022: 61°F2023: 62°F2024: 53°F2025: 57°F66° forecast188120251912

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1966°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#125 of 145
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-48°F (1887)
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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

166 days
record run, ended Apr 9 1974

So far in 2026

116 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Fargo's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is +6° 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Fargo — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
116 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 14th most in 146 years. Normal for this point: 107. Record: 131 in 1907.

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