Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011550 AAA
CLMGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
1043 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 100 04/21/1980
LOW -8 04/01/1970
HIGHEST 56 04/28 54 2 55 04/01
04/30
LOWEST -2 04/07 31 -33 4 04/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 42.0 52.0 -10.0 39.3
AVG. MINIMUM 24.3 29.3 -5.0 24.2
MEAN 33.2 40.7 -7.5 31.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 1.9 2.1 6
DAYS MIN <= 32 24 18.6 5.4 25
DAYS MIN <= 0 3 0.1 2.9 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.47 2022
MINIMUM 0.00 1988
TOTALS 1.83 1.21 0.62 5.47
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.18
DAYS >= .01 11 7.7 3.3 14
DAYS >= .10 5 3.3 1.7 9
DAYS >= .50 2 0.5 1.5 5
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.54 04/20 TO 04/20
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 13.1 2022
TOTALS 14.7R 3.5 11.2 13.1
SINCE 7/1 62.6 48.4 14.2 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 5 2
DAYS >= 1.0 5 1.0 4.0 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 16R 04/05 10 04/13
04/06
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 947 731 216 990
SINCE 7/1 9490 9093 397 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/360 DATE 04/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/350 DATE 04/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 8
- 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 APRIL AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
BELOW NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
WELL ABOVE NORMAL IN SNOWFALL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 33.2 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.3
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE FOURTH LOWEST AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WITH THE RECORD OF 29.7 DEGREES SET IN 1950. THE
TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH REMAINED WELL BELOW NORMAL AS TWO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN DURING THE MONTH. APRIL 7 SAW THE
LOW TEMPERATURE OF MINUS 2.0 DEGREES BREAK THE PREVIOUS LOW
TEMPERATURE OF 4.0 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1997. APRIL 8 SAW THE LOW
TEMPERATURE OF 0.0 DEGREES BREAK THE PREVIOUS LOW TEMPERATURE OF 7.0
DEGREES SET IN 2018.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.83 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.68 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET DURING THE MONTH. APRIL 4 SET
A RECORD OF 0.53 INCHES FOR THAT DATE BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 0.50 INCHES SET IN 1997. APRIL 20 HAD 0.54 INCHES OF LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WHICH IS THE FOURTH HIGHEST FOR THAT DATE WITH THE
RECORD OF 1.35 INCHES SET BACK IN 1974.
A TOTAL OF 14.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 11.2
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE SECOND HIGHEST MONTHLY
SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH THE RECORD OF 17.0 INCHES SET IN 1950. TWO DAILY
SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH. APRIL 4 SET A RECORD OF
6.9 INCHES FOR THAT DATE SHATTERING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.4
INCHES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1977 AND 1979. APRIL 20 SET A RECORD OF 3.4
INCHES FOR THAT DATE BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 2.0 INCHES
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1945.
REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.
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