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CXUS53 KFGF 041840
CLSFGF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
110 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2018
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2018 TO 8/31/2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 109 07/12/1936
LOW 28 06/01/1917
06/03/1910
06/02/1910
HIGHEST 95 08/12 80 15 93 06/02
LOWEST 46 08/02 56 -10 42 06/26
06/25
AVG. MAXIMUM 81.2 79.4 1.8 79.8
AVG. MINIMUM 59.1 56.2 2.9 56.9
MEAN 70.1 67.8 2.3 68.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 7 7.6 -0.6 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 20.68 2002
MINIMUM 3.41 1936
TOTALS 11.52 10.05 1.47 7.92
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.11 0.02 0.09
DAYS >= .01 30 29.7 0.3 30
DAYS >= .10 20 17.9 2.1 13
DAYS >= .50 10 6.4 3.6 2
DAYS >= 1.00 3 2.3 0.7 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.94 MM 08/31 TO 08/31
OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
STORM TOTAL MM MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM 08/31(00) TO 08/31(00)
OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.5 1905
24 HR TOTAL 0.5 06/25/1905 TO 06/25/1905
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 T
LIQUID EQUIV MM 0.00 MM MM
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.0 1.0 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 08/31 TO 08/31
OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
STORM TOTAL MM MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM 08/31(00) TO 08/31(00)
OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 49 147 -98 63
SINCE 7/1 33 64 -31 18
COOLING TOTAL 542 406 136 397
SINCE 1/1 640 432 208 397
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
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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 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
THE SUMMER SEASON (JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST) AT GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY
(NWS) WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL. THE SEASONAL MEAN
TEMPERATURE WAS 2.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AT 70.1 DEGREES.
THE SUMMER SEASONAL PRECIPITATION WAS 11.52 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.47
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE
FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL
CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (FORMERLY THE NATIONAL
CLIMATIC DATA CENTER).
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