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CXUS53 KFGF 011351
CLMGFK

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
843 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2024

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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            109   07/12/1936
 LOW              30   07/03/1972
HIGHEST           95   07/26         81      14       97  07/26
LOWEST            51   07/17         57      -6       42  07/11
AVG. MAXIMUM    84.5               80.7     3.8     81.0
AVG. MINIMUM    62.0               57.0     5.0     53.7
MEAN            73.2               68.9     4.3     67.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                3.0     0.0        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        9.08   1995
 MINIMUM        0.42   2021
TOTALS          3.18               3.52   -0.34     1.87
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.11   -0.01     0.06
DAYS >= .01        9               10.2    -1.2        7
DAYS >= .10        6                5.6     0.4        4
DAYS >= .50        2                2.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.22   07/19 TO 07/19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      1                 27     -26       41
 SINCE 7/1         1                 32     -31       MM
COOLING TOTAL    265                146     119      118
 SINCE 1/1       321                240      81       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/230    DATE  07/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/230    DATE  07/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.39
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     15

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

THE MONTH OF JULY AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 73.2 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.3
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE
MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 3.18 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.34 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
ONE PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON JULY 19TH, A
RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.22 INCHES WAS SET, WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD
OF 1.02 INCHES SET IN 1952.

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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