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FARGO — It was hot last weekend. Most of North Dakota and western Minnesota had three days in the 90s or hotter. However, these have been the only 90-degree days so far this year. Today is likely to get pretty warm, and there will certainly be more hot days this summer, but up to now, there have only been three days to hit at least 90 degrees in Fargo and Grand Forks. By today's date in 1988, Fargo already had 16 days in the 90s and Grand Forks 15. Last year, Fargo already had eight days in the 90s and Grand Forks five.
The first round of hot weather always feels extreme, particularly in our part of the country where we usually only get a few days of truly hot weather each year. The climate average over the last three decades for 90-degree days is 11 per year in Fargo and nine per year in Grand Forks. The record for Fargo-Moorhead is 39 days set in 1988. For Grand Forks, it is 35 days set in 1936.
