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CLSFGF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS  
1258 PM CDT SUN JUN 01 2025  
   
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM  
3/1/2025 TO 5/31/2025...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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 105 05/30/1934  
LOW -36 03/10/1948  
HIGHEST 96 05/11 54 42 84 05/17  
LOWEST -4 03/01 32 -36 7 03/23  
AVG. MAXIMUM 55.5 50.8 4.7 52.8  
AVG. MINIMUM 32.2 30.4 1.8 32.7  
MEAN 43.9 40.6 3.3 42.7  
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 0.5 3.5 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 7 14.8 -7.8 14  
DAYS MIN <= 32 49 49.0 0.0 43  
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 4.3 -3.3 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 14.01 1896  
MINIMUM 0.78 1952  
TOTALS 4.42 5.09 -0.67 7.41  
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.06 -0.01 0.08  
DAYS >= .01 21 24.5 -3.5 32  
DAYS >= .10 10 11.6 -1.6 17  
DAYS >= .50 2 3.2 -1.2 5  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.7 0.3 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.30 0MM28 TO 04/28 1.08  
STORM TOTAL 1.30 1.08  
(MM/DD(HH)) MM  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 38.8 2023  
24 HR TOTAL 18.0 03/06/1995 TO 03/06/1995  
SNOW DEPTH 26 04/05/2023  
TOTALS 9.6 10.9 -1.3 2.7  
LIQUID EQUIV 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.30  
SINCE 7/1 32.2 48.7 -16.5 MM  
LIQUID 7/1 3.22 4.80 -1.58 MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0  
DAYS >= TRACE 12 7.3 4.7 16  
DAYS >= 1.0 3 3.2 -0.2 1  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 5 03/23 2 03/01  
24 HR TOTAL 4.7 MM  
STORM TOTAL 4.7 1.6  
(MM/DD(HH)) MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1988 2265 -277 2034  
SINCE 7/1 8288 9236 -948 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 69 20 49 5  
SINCE 1/1 69 21 48 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST 10/15  
LATEST 04/24    
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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 7 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2  
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0  
FOG 0 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 2025 SPRING SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE  
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURE AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.  
 
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 43.9 DEGREES, WHICH IS  
3.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS 5.09 INCHES, WHICH WAS 0.67 INCHES  
BELOW NORMAL.  
 
SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS 9.6 INCHES, WHICH WAS 1.3 INCHES BELOW  
NORMAL.  
 
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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