馃巹 Holiday Weather in Fargo
White Christmas odds, snowy Halloweens, and the warmest and coldest holidays in Fargo-Moorhead's weather record.
🎃 Halloween
Saturday, October 31, 2026 路 in 21 days
Normal
47° / 28°
High / low, 1991-2020
Snow on the ground
5% of years
1" or more, since 1942
Snow falling
7% of years
0.1" or more that day
- Warmest: 76° in 1933
- Coldest: 5° in 1951
- Most snow that day: 2.0" in 1935
- Deepest snow on the ground: 5" in 1951
The last 10 Halloweens
| Year | High | Low | Snowfall | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43° | 32° | 0 | 0" |
| 2024 | 43° | 25° | 0 | 0" |
| 2023 | 28° | 23° | trace | 1" |
| 2022 | 65° | 32° | 0 | 0" |
| 2021 | 46° | 29° | trace | 0" |
| 2020 | 47° | 29° | 0 | 0" |
| 2019 | 42° | 16° | 0 | 0" |
| 2018 | 47° | 26° | 0 | 0" |
| 2017 | 35° | 14° | 0 | 0" |
| 2016 | 70° | 42° | 0 | 0" |
🦃 Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 26, 2026 路 in 47 days
Normal
32° / 16°
High / low, 1991-2020
Snow on the ground
42% of years
1" or more, since 1942
Snow falling
25% of years
0.1" or more that day
- Warmest: 57° in 2011
- Coldest: -24° in 1985
- Most snow that day: 7.8" in 1993
- Deepest snow on the ground: 16" in 1985
- Counted from 1942, when Thanksgiving was fixed as the fourth Thursday of November.
The last 10 Thanksgivings
| Year | High | Low | Snowfall | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25° | 13° | 0 | 3" |
| 2024 | 18° | 8° | 0.4" | 2" |
| 2023 | 23° | 8° | 0 | 0" |
| 2022 | 34° | 18° | 0 | 2" |
| 2021 | 21° | 2° | 0 | 0" |
| 2020 | 42° | 23° | 0.1" | 0" |
| 2019 | 26° | 22° | 0 | 0" |
| 2018 | 34° | 24° | 0 | 1" |
| 2017 | 48° | 19° | 0 | 0" |
| 2016 | 37° | 33° | 0 | 0" |
🎄 Christmas
Friday, December 25, 2026 路 in 76 days
Chance of a white Christmas
78%
At least 1" of snow on the ground, based on 1991-2020 - NOAA's official figure for Fargo.[2]
Since 1942, Fargo has had 69 white Christmases in 84 years.
Normal
21° / 4°
High / low, 1991-2020
Snow on the ground
82% of years
1" or more, since 1942
Snow falling
28% of years
0.1" or more that day
- Warmest: 47° in 1999
- Coldest: -31° in 1884 (tied in a later year)
- Most snow that day: 8.1" in 2009
- Deepest snow on the ground: 17" in 1996
The last 10 Christmases
| Year | High | Low | Snowfall | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33° | 10° | 0 | 2" |
| 2024 | 30° | 24° | trace | 3" |
| 2023 | 35° | 24° | trace | 1" |
| 2022 | 1° | -20° | 3.2" | 13" |
| 2021 | 9° | -2° | 3.2" | 3" |
| 2020 | 32° | 0° | 0 | 0" |
| 2019 | 24° | 21° | 0.4" | 6" |
| 2018 | 19° | 7° | 0.4" | 1" |
| 2017 | 0° | -18° | 0 | 4" |
| 2016 | 37° | 24° | 0.4" | 2" |
🎆 New Year's Day
Friday, January 1, 2027 路 in 83 days
Normal
19° / 2°
High / low, 1991-2020
Snow on the ground
87% of years
1" or more, since 1943
Snow falling
24% of years
0.1" or more that day
- Warmest: 43° in 1927 (tied in a later year)
- Coldest: -35° in 1885
- Most snow that day: 9.0" in 1921
- Deepest snow on the ground: 19" in 2011
The last 10 New Year's Days
| Year | High | Low | Snowfall | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6° | -3° | 0.7" | 4" |
| 2025 | 17° | 7° | trace | 0" |
| 2024 | 35° | 19° | trace | 0" |
| 2023 | 23° | 7° | 0 | 14" |
| 2022 | -14° | -28° | 0 | 14" |
| 2021 | 27° | 14° | 0 | 5" |
| 2020 | 31° | 10° | trace | 16" |
| 2019 | -1° | -19° | 0 | 8" |
| 2018 | -5° | -19° | 0 | 4" |
| 2017 | 27° | 17° | 0.3" | 2" |
🎇 Fourth of July
Sunday, July 4, 2027 路 in 267 days
Normal
81° / 59°
High / low, 1991-2020
90掳 or hotter
10% of years
High temperature
Rain
38% of years
0.01" or more that day
- Warmest: 97° in 1989
- Coldest: 37° in 1967
The last 10 Fourth of Julys
| Year | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87° | 62° | 0.00" |
| 2025 | 95° | 71° | 0.44" |
| 2024 | 74° | 61° | 0.06" |
| 2023 | 79° | 63° | 0.05" |
| 2022 | 84° | 67° | 0.06" |
| 2021 | 93° | 73° | 0.00" |
| 2020 | 89° | 73° | 0.00" |
| 2019 | 81° | 62° | 0.00" |
| 2018 | 86° | 63° | 0.55" |
| 2017 | 95° | 68° | 0.37" |
"Snow on the ground" means at least 1 inch on the morning of the holiday - the same definition NOAA uses for a white Christmas. Snow depth has been measured at Fargo since 1942; temperatures and snowfall go back to the 1880s, kept in Moorhead until the record moved to Hector Airport in 1942 (see Fargo weather records).[1]
References
- NOAA Regional Climate Centers - ACIS, Fargo Area threaded record: daily high, low, snowfall, and snow depth; 1991-2020 daily normals, Fargo Hector International Airport
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information - Snowfall probabilities by station, 1991-2020 Climate Normals (Christmas Day, Fargo Hector Intl Airport)
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Below-Zero Days in Fargo
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