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CLSFGF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
1133 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2024
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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 -43 01/11/1912
HIGHEST 54 12/06 19 35 39 02/11
12/07
02/24
LOWEST -16 01/14 2 -18 -24 12/20
01/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 28.4 18.9 9.5 17.7
AVG. MINIMUM 15.2 2.3 12.9 1.9
MEAN 21.8 10.6 11.2 9.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 54 73.4 -19.4 78
DAYS MIN <= 32 91 89.4 1.6 90
DAYS MIN <= 0 15 41.0 -26.0 41
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.39 1996
MINIMUM 0.37 2002
TOTALS 2.77 1.78 0.99 2.16
DAILY AVG. 0.03 NAN NAN 0.03
DAYS >= .01 19 20.9 -1.9 MM
DAYS >= .10 9 5.8 3.2 MM
DAYS >= .50 1 0.4 0.6 MM
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.53 1MM24 TO 12/24 0.62
STORM TOTAL 0.53 0.62
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 75.3 1996
24 HR TOTAL 15.7 12/25/2009 TO 12/25/2009
SNOW DEPTH 18 12/22/2022
12/21/2022
TOTALS 18.0 31.2 -13.2 33.7
LIQUID EQUIV 1.80 3.10 -1.30 3.37
SINCE 7/1 26.4 37.8 -11.4 MM
LIQUID 7/1 2.64 3.70 -1.06 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 13
DAYS >= TRACE 37 25.8 11.2 46
DAYS >= 1.0 5 9.5 -4.5 9
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 12/09 18 12/21
12/10
12/22
24 HR TOTAL MM MM 3.9
STORM TOTAL 6.0 7.5
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 3922 4896 -974 4946
SINCE 7/1 5693 7068 -1375 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/10
LATEST 05/02
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 2
LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
THE WINTER SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) OVERALL HAD
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL MOISTURE, WITH BELOW
NORMAL SNOWFALL.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON REMAINED ON THE WARM SIDE
EXCEPT FOR MID JANUARY WHEN AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK RESULTED IN DAILY
BELOW AVERAGE DEPARTURES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE
SEASON WAS 21.8 DEGREES WHICH IS 11.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS
BREAKS THE RECORD OF 21.2 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1983.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION WAS 2.77 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.99 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION HELPED PUSH TOTALS TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES.
DECEMBER WAS THE WETTEST MONTH WITH 1.56 INCHES FOLLOWED BY
SEPTEMBER WITH 2.00 INCHES. A DECEMBER ICE STORM HELPED PUSH TOTALS
TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES.
SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE
SEASON WAS 18.0 INCHES WHICH IS 13.2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. MONTHLY
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE CONSISTENT THROUGH THE WINTER SEASON.
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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