Fargo ND Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Fargo, North Dakota. The information easily answers questions such as: How much snow fell in a day during the biggest snowstorm of 2019? When was the last time Fargo got more than a foot of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Fargo and the date it occurred. If a date has a plus sign beside it that means the same amount of snow also fell on at least one other day earlier in the year.

These records go back to 1900, although some years prior to 1943 are missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Fargo is 16.3 inches (41.4 centimetres) on January 22, 1982.

Since 1943 the snowfall extremes were measured at Hector International Airport. Before then, the weather station was near downtown Fargo.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Fargo
Inches	Date	Centimetres
8.1	March 01, 2023	20.6
4.8	December 13, 2022	12.2
4.5	December 27, 2021	11.4
4.8	April 02, 2020	12.2
9.0	March 09, 2019	22.9
6.3	March 05, 2018	16.0
9.2	January 02, 2017	23.4
3.4	January 07, 2016	8.6
3.5	December 16, 2015 +	8.9
2.3	March 31, 2014	5.8
9.3	February 10, 2013	23.6
5.2	January 22, 2012	13.2
6.7	February 21, 2011	17.0
12.6	November 22, 2010	32.0

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Fargo each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
8.1	December 25, 2009	20.6
9.5	December 14, 2008	24.1
7.4	December 01, 2007	18.8
3.3	March 11, 2006	8.4
4.2	November 28, 2005	10.7
11.5	January 25, 2004	29.2
6.5	December 15, 2003	16.5
3.9	April 01, 2002	9.9
5.3	November 27, 2001	13.5
8.6	November 28, 2000	21.8
5.2	March 08, 1999	13.2
5.6	November 18, 1998	14.2
12.0	March 03, 1997	30.5
14.0	January 17, 1996	35.6
6.7	March 27, 1995	17.0
9.3	March 23, 1994	23.6
7.8	November 25, 1993	19.8
5.5	November 02, 1992	14.0
6.3	February 23, 1991	16.0
11.2	March 15, 1990	28.4
13.6	January 06, 1989	34.5
8.5	December 26, 1988	21.6
4.8	February 28, 1987	12.2
4.9	January 24, 1986	12.4
7.2	November 25, 1985	18.3
3.1	March 04, 1984 +	7.9
4.0	March 07, 1983	10.2
16.3	January 22, 1982	41.4
4.0	December 11, 1981	10.2
10.5	January 06, 1980	26.7
6.4	February 22, 1979	16.3
5.3	December 28, 1978	13.5
12.0	November 20, 1977	30.5
5.0	February 03, 1976	12.7
6.4	March 23, 1975	16.3
2.6	March 14, 1974	6.6
4.4	December 12, 1973	11.2
7.2	December 30, 1972	18.3
4.7	January 25, 1971	11.9
8.6	April 19, 1970	21.8
4.5	February 28, 1969	11.4
5.4	April 03, 1968	13.7
5.4	December 20, 1967	13.7
6.4	March 02, 1966	16.3
4.8	March 17, 1965	12.2
4.6	January 24, 1964	11.7
6.0	April 03, 1963	15.2
3.4	March 31, 1962	8.6
1.9	December 09, 1961	4.8
10.9	November 28, 1960	27.7
2.1	November 22, 1959	5.3
3.0	November 17, 1958	7.6
2.7	February 20, 1957	6.9
6.0	March 27, 1956	15.2
4.2	February 20, 1955	10.7
2.0	March 24, 1954	5.1
4.5	November 20, 1953	11.4
6.1	January 21, 1952	15.5
10.8	February 28, 1951	27.4
3.4	January 24, 1950	8.6
6.8	January 04, 1949	17.3
5.7	February 28, 1948	14.5
4.6	April 05, 1947	11.7
7.5	February 05, 1946	19.1
5.1	December 23, 1945	13.0
4.9	March 06, 1944	12.4
5.2	March 16, 1943	13.2
–	1942	–
6.9	January 01, 1941	17.5
4.0	March 29, 1940	10.2
5.0	February 01, 1939	12.7
4.6	November 12, 1938	11.7
8.6	January 20, 1937	21.8
7.4	February 26, 1936	18.8
5.1	May 02, 1935	13.0
4.5	April 01, 1934	11.4
6.1	December 15, 1933	15.5
6.6	November 10, 1932	16.8
4.8	November 24, 1931	12.2
5.5	February 28, 1930	14.0
7.4	January 17, 1929	18.8
5.0	March 12, 1928	12.7
–	1927	–
4.3	December 04, 1926	10.9
3.5	February 20, 1925	8.9
2.0	April 12, 1924	5.1
3.0	December 27, 1923	7.6
5.5	February 01, 1922	14.0
9.0	January 01, 1921	22.9
–	1920	–
12.4	November 10, 1919	31.5
–	1918	–
5.0	April 24, 1917	12.7
–	1916	–
–	1915	–
5.9	March 25, 1914	15.0
1.2	April 07, 1913	3.0
3.6	December 25, 1912	9.1
4.2	November 11, 1911	10.7
4.2	February 15, 1910	10.7
–	1909	–
6.0	April 01, 1908 +	15.2
4.0	December 24, 1907 +	10.2
10.1	January 17, 1906	25.7
10.4	November 28, 1905	26.4
13.2	April 08, 1904	33.5
5.0	January 27, 1903	12.7
10.0	April 22, 1902	25.4
6.2	December 06, 1901	15.7
3.0	March 25, 1900	7.6

Fargo - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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