Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
000
CXUS53 KFGF 011542
CLMGFK

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
938 AM CST THU FEB 1 2024

...................................

...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             52   01/10/1990
 LOW             -43   01/30/2004
HIGHEST           49   01/31         15      34       36  01/26
LOWEST           -15   01/14         -4     -11      -25  01/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    20.1               15.8     4.3     17.6
AVG. MINIMUM     7.7               -3.1    10.8      1.0
MEAN            13.9                6.3     7.6      9.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    25               27.0    -2.0       28
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               30.8     0.2       31
DAYS MIN <= 0     13               17.5    -4.5       16

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.76   1967
 MINIMUM        0.05   2008
TOTALS          0.26               0.49   -0.23     0.12
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01     0.00
DAYS >= .01        4                8.4    -4.4        3
DAYS >= .10        1                1.6    -0.6        0
DAYS >= .50        0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.12   01/05 TO 01/05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          30.9   1989
TOTALS           4.3                9.9    -5.6      0.9
SINCE 7/1       13.1               30.4   -17.3       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     2                                  12
DAYS >= 1.0        2                3.0    -1.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        5   01/23                          12  01/29
                       01/24
                       01/25
                                                          01/30
                                                          01/31
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1578               1818    -240     1716
 SINCE 7/1      4567               5582   -1015       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/180    DATE  01/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/180    DATE  01/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.72
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         16

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      1
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                     18

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

&&

THE MONTH OF JANUARY AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES BUT WELL BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION
AND SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 13.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.6
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH THE FIRST EIGHT DAYS OF THE MONTH THEN DIPPED BELOW
NORMAL DURING AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK THAT LASTED UNTIL AROUND THE 21ST
BEFORE RISING TO ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN.

ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON JANUARY 31, THE
HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 49 DEGREES BROKE OLD RECORD OF 44 DEGREES
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2009. OTHERWISE, A HIGH OF 42 DEGREES REPORTED ON
JANUARY 29 RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE
WITH THE RECORD OF 43 DEGREES SET IN 1992.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.26 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.23 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR DECEMBER WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE
MONTH WAS 4.3 INCHES WHICH IS 5.6 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE 1.1
INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL ON JANUARY 5 IS THE FOURTH HIGHEST TOTAL
FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 5.2 INCHES SET IN 1994.

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).

$$


USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.