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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
936 AM CDT MON APR 1 2024

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             83   03/22/1910
                       03/20/1910
                       03/18/1910
 LOW             -36   03/10/1948
HIGHEST           56   03/11         35      21       36  03/03
                                                          03/31
LOWEST             7   03/23         18     -11       -9  03/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    35.8               34.0     1.8     24.1
AVG. MINIMUM    18.4               16.7     1.7      4.2
MEAN            27.1               25.4     1.7     14.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    14               12.9     1.1       28
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               28.4     2.6       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                4.3    -4.3       11

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.76   1942
 MINIMUM        0.01   1969
TOTALS          0.22               0.91   -0.69     1.38
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.03   -0.02     0.04
DAYS >= .01        4                6.6    -2.6       10
DAYS >= .10        1                2.7    -1.7        5
DAYS >= .50        0                0.5    -0.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.16   03/02 TO 03/02               0.50

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          20.6   2023
TOTALS           2.6                7.8    -5.2     20.6
SINCE 7/1       29.0               45.6   -16.6       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                  18
DAYS >= 1.0        1                2.4    -1.4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   03/01                          23  03/12
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1168               1229     -61
 SINCE 7/1      6861               8201   -1340
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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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              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                       0     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

&&

THE MONTH OF MARCH AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES BUT BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 27.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.7
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH AND SHIFTED TO BELOW
NORMAL AS THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN CHANGED. NO TEMPERATURE
RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.22 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.69 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR MARCH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH
WAS 2.6 INCHES WHICH IS 5.2 INCHES BELOW 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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