Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
996 CXUS53 KFGF 011436 CLMFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 925 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 100 04/21/1980 LOW -13 04/01/1881 HIGHEST 81 04/13 55 26 63 04/27 LOWEST 22 04/04 32 -10 5 04/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.7 54.1 5.6 45.9 AVG. MINIMUM 36.9 31.9 5.0 27.8 MEAN 48.3 43.0 5.3 36.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.4 -1.4 2 DAYS MIN <= 32 10 15.6 -5.6 19 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.49 1886 MINIMUM 0.00 2006 TOTALS 2.70 1.54 1.16 1.49 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.05 0.04 0.05 DAYS >= .01 12 8.2 3.8 10 DAYS >= .10 6 3.9 2.1 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.8 0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.89 04/16 TO 04/17 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 17.4 1886 SNOW DEPTH 22 04/05/2023 TOTALS T 4.1 -4.1 8.5 SINCE 7/1 17.5 51.4 -33.9 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 7 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.1 -1.1 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 22 04/05 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 496 661 -165 837 SINCE 7/1 6501 8457 -1956 MM COOLING TOTAL 1 1 0 0 SINCE 1/1 1 1 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/160 DATE 04/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/120 DATE 04/06 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF APRIL AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 48.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED MAINLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 2.70 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.16 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. A TRACE OF SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED 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). $$