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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
513 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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             56   12/09/1990
 LOW             -33   12/31/2021
HIGHEST           56R  12/06         19      37       35  12/04
LOWEST                 12/18          2      -3      -26  12/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    33.4               21.4    12.0     16.0
AVG. MINIMUM    19.3                4.2    15.1      1.0
MEAN            26.4               12.8    13.6      8.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    16               24.4    -8.4       25
DAYS MIN <= 32    30               31.0    -1.0       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      1               12.1   -11.1       16

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.96   1988
 MINIMUM        0.07   1979
TOTALS          0.93               0.66    0.27     1.57
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.02    0.01     0.05
DAYS >= .01        8                8.8    -0.8        8
DAYS >= .10        4                2.4     1.6        5
DAYS >= .50        0                0.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.44   12/23 TO 12/24

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          30.2   1996
TOTALS           4.4               12.3    -7.9     16.6
SINCE 7/1        8.8               20.5   -11.7       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   9
DAYS >= 1.0        2                3.5    -1.5        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3   12/09                          15  12/22
                       12/10
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1191               1618    -427     1743
 SINCE 7/1      2989               3765    -776       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1       634                383     251       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/340    DATE  12/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/350    DATE  12/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.64
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     79

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      1
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                      9

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

&&

THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION BUT WELL BELOW
NORMAL IN SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 26.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS
13.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD FOR MONTHLY
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 22.5 DEGREES
SET IN 1959. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH THE MONTH EXCEPT ON THE 18TH WHEN THE LOW TEMPERATURE DIPPED
TO ONE DEGREE BELOW ZERO. TWO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE
MONTH. ON DECEMBER 6, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES BROKE OLD
RECORD OF 46 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2020. A HIGH OF 55 DEGREES
REPORTED ON DECEMBER 7 BROKE THE OLD THE RECORD OF 47 DEGREES
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1990.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.93 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.27 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON DECEMBER 24,
0.43 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED BREAKING THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.24 INCHES RECORDED IN 2009. THIS WAS A RESULT
OF A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRODUCING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
RAIN AND ICE.

SNOWFALL FOR DECEMBER WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE
MONTH WAS 4.4 INCHES WHICH IS 7.9 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

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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