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CXUS53 KFGF 021514 RRA
CLMFAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
854 AM CDT WED APR 02 2025
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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 80 03/23/1910
LOW -34 03/10/1948
HIGHEST 68 03/14 35 33 70 03/11
LOWEST 3 03/01 19 -16 11 03/23
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.7 36.3 8.4 41.7
AVG. MINIMUM 20.8 18.1 2.7 22.3
MEAN 32.7 27.2 5.5 32.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 3 11.1 -8.1 8
DAYS MIN <= 32 29 26.7 2.3 27
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 3.5 -3.5 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.62 2009
MINIMUM 0.03 1958
TOTALS 0.30 1.25 -0.95 0.48
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.04 -0.03 0.02
DAYS >= .01 4 7.7 -3.7 10
DAYS >= .10 1 3.1 -2.1 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0.7 -0.7 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.18 03/23 TO 03/23
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 28.1 2009
SNOW DEPTH 23 03/22/2023
TOTALS 1.4 9.2 -7.8 6.3
SINCE 7/1 21.2 47.3 -26.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.5 -1.5 3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 03/23 2 03/25
03/24
03/26
03/27
24 HR TOTAL 1.1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 992 1172 -180 1015
SINCE 7/1 7138 7795 -657 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/330 DATE 03/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/330 DATE 03/15
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.33
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
THE MONTH OF MARCH AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURE AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 32.7 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
5.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES
WAS SET AT FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MONDAY MARCH 10TH,
WHICH BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 58 DEGREES SET IN 1911. ANOTHER
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES WAS SET AT FARGO HECTOR
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON FRIDAY MARCH 14TH, WHICH TIES THE OLD
RECORD OF 68 DEGREES SET IN 2015.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.30 INCHES, WHICH WAS 0.95 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.4 INCHES, WHICH WAS 7.8 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. NO SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN FOR THE MONTH.
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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