❄️ How Much Snow Has Fargo Gotten This Winter?

Fargo's official snowfall this season, compared with normal and with past winters.

2026-27 snow season
No measurable snow yet
The first measurable snow usually comes around Nov 4.
In 8 of 10 winters since 1991-92, it came between Oct 11 and Nov 19.
Last winter (2025-26): 40.3" - an average winter since 1991 brings 49.2".
Snow on the ground
0"
Last winter
40.3"
Average winter (since 1991-92)
49.2"

The first day with an inch or more usually comes around Nov 11 - though in 1 of 10 winters it's already happened by Oct 11, and in another it waits past Dec 2.

Official NWS climate report for Fargo (Hector Airport), October 9 (so far that day): 0.0" that day, 0.0" since July 1, 0" on the ground.

This winter vs. normal vs. last winter

The big ones (and the duds) since 1991-92

Snowiest winters

  1. 1996-97 - 117.0"
  2. 1993-94 - 89.1"
  3. 2010-11 - 88.5"
  4. 2008-09 - 79.7"
  5. 1995-96 - 74.6"

Least snowy winters

  1. 2014-15 - 16.0"
  2. 2023-24 - 17.5"
  3. 2011-12 - 27.3"
  4. 2015-16 - 27.4"
  5. 1991-92 - 27.5"

Snow seasons run July 1 - June 30, the way the National Weather Service counts them. A "trace" (snow that fell but didn't measure 0.1") counts as zero. Measured at Fargo Hector International Airport; winters with too many missing days are left out of the history.

References

  1. NOAA Regional Climate Centers - ACIS daily snowfall, snow depth, and 1991-2020 normals, Fargo Hector International Airport
  2. NWS Grand Forks (the National Weather Service office that covers Fargo) - Daily Climate Report for Fargo

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