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Rainfall totals Fargo, ND

For Fargo, the official rainfall for the year to date is 8.89 inches through Aug 21, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report. The normal for that date is 16.32 inches.

Data from Fargo Hector International Airport, with records back to 1942.

Official rainfall report for Aug 21, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Fargo, Aug 21, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 21, 20260.24 inches0.09 inches
Month to date0.61 inches1.68 inches
Year to date8.89 inches16.32 inches
Record for Aug 211.51 inches1964

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for FARGO, issued the morning after Aug 21, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Fargo during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Aug 12, 20260.16 inches
Aug 9, 20260.15 inches
Aug 3, 20260.06 inches
Jul 30, 20260.01 inches
Jul 10, 20260.07 inches
Jul 7, 20260.51 inches
Jul 6, 20260.07 inches
Jun 28, 20260.45 inches
Jun 27, 20260.14 inches
Jun 24, 20260.01 inches
Jun 23, 20260.62 inches
Jun 19, 20260.46 inches
Jun 17, 20260.15 inches
Jun 15, 20260.16 inches
Jun 10, 20260.20 inches
Jun 8, 20260.23 inches
Jun 1, 20260.07 inches
May 31, 20260.06 inches
May 23, 20260.01 inches
May 22, 20260.49 inches
May 19, 20260.01 inches
May 18, 20260.28 inches
May 17, 20260.13 inches
May 8, 20260.11 inches
Apr 27, 20260.58 inches
Apr 26, 20260.21 inches
Apr 23, 20260.01 inches
Apr 11, 20260.01 inches
Apr 8, 20260.21 inches
Apr 4, 20260.85 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 8.65 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 54-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Fargo since 1942
Wettest day4.72 inchesAug 8, 1943
Wettest year34.76 inches2000
Driest year8.84 inches1976
Average year21.22 inches84 complete years on record
Rain days a year102average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins194230,901 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Fargo, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches0.710.691.251.543.094.293.072.602.682.170.970.8923.95

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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