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CLMGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
503 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013
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..THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 100 04/21/1980
LOW -9 04/02/1920
HIGHEST 70 04/27 54 16 77 04/23
LOWEST 8 04/01 31 -23 19 04/11
AVG. MAXIMUM 39.5 53.9 -14.4 58.7
AVG. MINIMUM 24.6 31.1 -6.5 33.4
MEAN 32.0 42.5 -10.5 46.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 5 1.3 3.7 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 18.7 9.3 12
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.64 1974
MINIMUM 0.00 1988
TOTALS 1.61 1.01 0.60 1.41
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.05
DAYS >= .01 11 7.0 4.0 6
DAYS >= .10 4 3.0 1.0 4
DAYS >= .50 1 0.4 0.6 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.83 04/29 TO 04/30
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 9.6 1994
TOTALS 6.7 2.9 3.8 T
SINCE 7/1 50.2 47.3 2.9 22.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 3 0.7 2.3 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 7 04/01 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 2.4 MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 985 693 292 560
SINCE 7/1 9552 9078 474 7226
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/270 DATE 04/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/270 DATE 04/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 1
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
APRIL 2013 WAS COLD AND WET AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 32.0 DEGREES...WHICH IS
10.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS IS THE 2ND COLDEST APRIL ON RECORD.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 6.7 INCHES. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.61 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.60 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL.
REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC
DATA CENTER.
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