Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
059
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
358 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 105 05/30/1934
LOW 5 05/03/1967
HIGHEST 84 05/17 71 13 89 05/27
LOWEST 37 05/04 45 -8 31 05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 66.6 66.5 0.1 75.5
AVG. MINIMUM 45.7 43.5 2.2 49.6
MEAN 56.1 55.0 1.1 62.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 3.8 -3.8 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.96 1896
MINIMUM 0.16 1951
TOTALS 4.84 2.99 1.85 1.22
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.10 0.06 0.04
DAYS >= .01 15 10.5 4.5 10
DAYS >= .10 9 5.9 3.1 3
DAYS >= .50 4 2.0 2.0 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.6 0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.08 05/24 TO 05/24 0.72
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 6.7 1924
TOTALS 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE 7/1 29.1 48.7 -19.6 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 272 330 -58
SINCE 7/1 7727 9236 -1509
COOLING TOTAL 5 20 -15
SINCE 1/1 5 21 -16
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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
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE MONTH OF MAY AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 56.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.1
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED MAINLY
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR
THE MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 4.84 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.98 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
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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