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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
835 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2024 TO 5/31/2024...

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             -36   03/10/1948
HIGHEST           84   05/17         54      30       89  05/27
LOWEST             7   03/23         32     -25       -9  03/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    52.8               50.8     2.0     47.4
AVG. MINIMUM    32.7               30.4     2.3     26.5
MEAN            42.7               40.6     2.1     36.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.5    -0.5        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    14               14.8    -0.8       33
DAYS MIN <= 32    43               49.0    -6.0       55
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                4.3    -4.3       11

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.01   1896
 MINIMUM        0.78   1952
TOTALS          7.41               5.09    2.32     4.66
DAILY AVG.      0.08               0.06    0.02     0.05
DAYS >= .01       32               24.5     7.5       33
DAYS >= .10       17               11.6     5.4       13
DAYS >= .50        5                3.2     1.8        4
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.7     0.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.08    MM                          0.72
 STORM TOTAL    1.08                                0.72
 (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           2.7               10.9    -8.2     38.8
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.30               1.00   -0.70     3.90
SINCE 7/1       29.1               48.7   -19.6       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     2.91               4.80   -1.89       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   9
DAYS >= TRACE     16                7.3     8.7       24
DAYS >= 1.0        1                3.2    -2.2       11
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   03/01                          26  04/05
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM
 STORM TOTAL     1.6                                 8.8
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2034               2265    -231     2645
 SINCE 7/1      7727               9236   -1509       MM
COOLING TOTAL      5                 20     -15       86
 SINCE 1/1         5                 21     -16       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/10
LATEST                          05/02
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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              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE MARCH THROUGH MAY SPRING SEASON WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN LONG
TERM AVERAGES AT THE GRAND FORKS UND/NWS CLIMATE SITE. WHILE THERE
WERE SOME PERIODS OF BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATUES, PARTICULARLY DURING
THE SECOND HALVES OF MARCH AND MAY, THE SPRING AS A WHOLE ENDED UP
OVER 2 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE OVER THE COURSE OF THREE MONTHS,
WITH NO DAYS BELOW ZERO.

PRECIPITATION WAS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH A TOTAL OF 7.41 INCHES.
MOST OF THAT RAINFALL FELL DURING THE LATER PART OF THE SPRING, WITH
MARCH CONTINUING THE BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION OF THE WINTER WITH
ONLY 0.22 OF MOISTURE BEFORE THE WET PATTERN RETURNED FOR APRIL AND
MAY.

SNOW TOTALS WERE WELL BELOW AVERAGE, WITH 2.6 INCHES OF SNOW FALLING
IN MARCH, 0.1 OF AN INCH IN APRIL, AND NONE REPORTED IN MAY.

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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