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CLMGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
1024 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2024
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 67 02/22/2000
LOW -40 02/01/1996
HIGHEST 56 02/26 22 34 39 02/11
LOWEST -8 02/28 4 -12 -26 02/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 34.1 20.5 13.6 21.3
AVG. MINIMUM 18.5 0.7 17.8 -2.4
MEAN 26.3 10.6 15.7 9.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 10 22.2 -12.2 21
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 27.6 0.4 28
DAYS MIN <= 0 2 14.2 -12.2 17
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 0.99 2019
MINIMUM 0.03 2002
TOTALS 0.23 0.51 -0.28 0.28
DAILY AVG. 0.01 NAN NAN 0.01
DAYS >= .01 3 6.8 -3.8 3
DAYS >= .10 2 1.4 0.6 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.11 02/27 TO 02/27
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 23.2 2019
TOTALS 4.3 7.1 -2.8 5.9
SINCE 7/1 17.4 37.5 -20.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 11
DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.4 -1.4 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 02/01 13 02/02
02/27
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1115 1523 -408 1549
SINCE 7/1 5682 7204 -1522 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/350 DATE 02/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/350 DATE 02/27
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.61
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 1
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 8
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
WELL ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES BUT BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION
AND SNOWFALL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 26.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS
15.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A RECORD FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 25.7 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET
IN 1998. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED WELL ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH THE MONTH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 27TH AND 28TH WHEN A
SYSTEM PUSHED ACROSS THE REGION.
ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON FEBRUARY 26, THE
HIGH OF 56 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 46 DEGREES
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1958.
HOWEVER, FOUR OTHER HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH RANKED IN THE
TOP 10 FOR RECORD VALUES.
ON FEBRUARY 1, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES RANKED AS THIRD
HIGHEST WITH THE RECORD OF 42 DEGREES SET IN 1991.
A HIGH OF 42 DEGREES REPORTED ON FEBRUARY 8 RANKED AS THE FOURTH
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 49 DEGREES SET
IN 2000.
A HIGH OF 46 DEGREES REPORTED ON FEBRUARY 22 RANKED AS THE FOURTH
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 67 DEGREES SET
IN 2000.
A HIGH OF 50 DEGREES REPORTED ON FEBRUARY 24 RANKED AS THE SECOND
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 51 DEGREES SET
IN 1976.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.23 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.28 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
SNOWFALL FOR FEBRUARY WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE
MONTH WAS 4.3 INCHES WHICH IS 2.5 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE 3.6
INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL ON FEBRUARY 27 IS THE FOURTH HIGHEST TOTAL
FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 9.0 INCHES SET IN 1996.
REMEMBER, THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI).
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