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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
938 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2022

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2022 TO 5/31/2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            105   05/30/1934
 LOW             -36   03/10/1948
HIGHEST           83   05/28         54      29       87  05/19
LOWEST            -9   03/03         32     -41       -8  03/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    46.2               52.4    -6.2     56.8
AVG. MINIMUM    29.1               30.8    -1.7     30.8
MEAN            37.6               41.6    -4.0     43.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.5    -0.5        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    21               13.0     8.0        4
DAYS MIN <= 32    55               48.2     6.8       54
DAYS MIN <= 0      6                3.4     2.6        1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.01   1896
 MINIMUM        0.78   1952
TOTALS         12.84               4.75    8.09     3.84
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.05    0.09     0.04
DAYS >= .01       32               22.0    10.0       19
DAYS >= .10       20               11.3     8.7       12
DAYS >= .50        9                2.9     6.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00       3                0.7     2.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.40                                0.57  04/08 TO 04/09
                                                          05/19 TO 05/19
 STORM TOTAL    2.40                                0.68
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          30.5   1950
 24 HR TOTAL    18.0   03/06/1995 TO 03/06/1995
 SNOW DEPTH        2   04/14/2021
TOTALS          17.8                7.5    10.3      1.3
 LIQUID EQUIV   1.80               0.80    1.00     0.10
SINCE 7/1       77.5               43.4    34.1       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     7.75               4.30    3.45       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     2                                  -1
DAYS >= TRACE     28                5.3    22.7       16
DAYS >= 1.0        2                2.4    -0.4        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       12R  04/13                           2  04/14
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                 1.0  04/13 TO 04/13
 STORM TOTAL    11.0                                 1.1
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   2507               2178     329     1944
 SINCE 7/1      9348               9125     223       MM
COOLING TOTAL     16                 26     -10       23
 SINCE 1/1        16                 26     -10       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/20
LATEST                          05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              MM
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION  MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.00
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      1
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

&&

THE SPRING SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS COOLER
THAN NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 36.6 DEGREES
WHICH IS 4.0 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. MARCH AND APRIL WERE BELOW NORMAL
WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURES WHILE MAY WAS NEAR NORMAL.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION WAS 12.84 INCHES WITH APRIL HAVING THE MOST RAINFALL
WITH 6.49 INCHES REPORTED. THIS WAS DUE TO A LATE SEASON SNOW EVENT
COMBINED WITH TWO HEAVY RAIN EVENTS. OVERALL, PRECIPITATION WAS 7.81
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS 17.8 INCHES WHICH WAS 7.2 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. APRIL HAD THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNT FOR THE SEASON
WITH 16.1 INCHES DUE TO LATE SEASON STORMS.

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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