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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
847 AM CDT WED NOV 1 2023

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             97   10/11/2015
 LOW              -4   10/26/1919
HIGHEST           96   10/01         56      40       77  10/05
                                                          10/11
                                                          10/23
LOWEST            15   10/28         35     -20       10  10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    58.6               55.8     2.8     59.4
AVG. MINIMUM    39.8               35.2     4.6     34.4
MEAN            49.2               45.5     3.7     46.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                0.1     1.9        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3                0.7     2.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     7               12.0    -5.0       14
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.03   1982
 MINIMUM        0.05   1986
TOTALS          1.82               2.17   -0.35     0.18
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.07   -0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01       13                8.5     4.5        4
DAYS >= .10        4                4.5    -0.5        1
DAYS >= .50        1                1.4    -0.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.3    -0.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.69   10/17 TO 10/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           8.1   1951
 SNOW DEPTH        4   10/23/2020
TOTALS           2.0                1.2     0.8        T
SINCE 7/1        2.0                1.2     0.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        1                0.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   10/31                           0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    522                609     -87      555
 SINCE 7/1       582                856    -274       MM
COOLING TOTAL     39                  4      35        1
 SINCE 1/1       997                542     455       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/330    DATE  10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/330    DATE  10/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

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

&&

THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 49.2 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.7
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MONTH STARTED WITH NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE LAST WEEK WHEN A COLD FRONT
CROSSED THE REGION DROPPING DEPARTURES TO MUCH BELOW NORMAL. TWO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE ESTABLISHED FOR THE MONTH. THE HIGH OF 96
DEGREES REPORTED ON OCTOBER 1 BROKE THE RECORD OF 90 DEGREES
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1953. THE HIGH OF 90 DEGREES REPORTED ON OCTOBER 2
TIED THE RECORD OF 90 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1897. ADDITIONALLY,
ON OCTOBER 2, A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES WAS
SET BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 59 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2016.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.82 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.35 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR OCTOBER WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH
WAS 2.0 INCHES WHICH IS 0.8 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO SNOWFALL 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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