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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
957 AM CDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF
AUGUST 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            104   08/07/1983
 LOW              30   08/30/1931
HIGHEST           96   08/01         81      15       91  08/05
LOWEST            45   08/30         55     -10       46  08/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    80.6               79.8     0.8     81.5
AVG. MINIMUM    56.0               54.3     1.7     56.7
MEAN            68.3               67.0     1.3     69.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                2.6     0.4        2
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.21   2002
 MINIMUM        0.34   1967
TOTALS          1.14               2.81   -1.67     1.42
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.09   -0.05     0.05
DAYS >= .01       11                8.8     2.2        8
DAYS >= .10        5                5.2    -0.2        4
DAYS >= .50        0                2.0    -2.0        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.6    -0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.24   08/11 TO 08/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     21                 49     -28       11
 SINCE 7/1        62                 77     -15       MM
COOLING TOTAL    131                112      19      148
 SINCE 1/1       547                352     195       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/190    DATE  08/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/180    DATE  08/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.51
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     17

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

&&

THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
NEAR NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 68.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.1
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR NORMAL
FOR THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
OTHERWISE, THE HIGH OF 96 DEGREES REPORTED ON AUGUST 1 WAS THE
SECOND HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 100 SET
IN 1989.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.14 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.49 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING 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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