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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
1215 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2022

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2021 TO 2/28/2022...

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             67   02/22/2000
 LOW             -43   01/11/1912
HIGHEST           48   12/01         19      29       49  12/08
LOWEST           -29   01/01          2     -31      -26  02/13
                                                          02/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    16.2               19.4    -3.2     23.1
AVG. MINIMUM    -3.9                2.5    -6.4      6.3
MEAN             6.2               10.9    -4.7     14.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    78               72.6     5.4       63
DAYS MIN <= 32    90               89.4     0.6       90
DAYS MIN <= 0     58               39.6    18.4       29

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.39   1996
 MINIMUM        0.37   2002
TOTALS          2.91               1.95    0.96     0.78
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.02    0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01       32               19.1    12.9       MM
DAYS >= .10        9                6.1     2.9       MM
DAYS >= .50        0                0.4    -0.4       MM
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1       MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.39   12/27 TO 12/27               0.11  02/23 TO 02/23
 STORM TOTAL    0.39                                0.11
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          75.3   1996
 24 HR TOTAL    15.7   12/25/2009 TO 12/25/2009
 SNOW DEPTH       12   02/21/2022
                       02/20/2022
                       02/07/2022
TOTALS          53.0               28.2    24.8     12.5
 LIQUID EQUIV   5.30               2.80    2.50     1.25
SINCE 7/1       59.7               35.3    24.4       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     5.97               3.50    2.47       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     7                                   2
DAYS >= TRACE     61               20.9    40.1       MM
DAYS >= 1.0       16                8.4     7.6       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       12R  02/07                           4  01/31
                       02/20
                       02/21
                                                          02/01
                                                          02/02
 24 HR TOTAL    15.5    MM                           2.9
 STORM TOTAL     7.9                                 2.1
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   5266               4866     400     4479
 SINCE 7/1      6841               6960    -119       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       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             MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               29     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     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 WINTER SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) OVERALL HAD
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE. AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON TRENDED COLDER AS THE SEASON
PROGRESSED. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 12.7 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND JANUARY WAS 2.4 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 5.0 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A SERIES OF ARCTIC OUTBREAKS DURING
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY KEPT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL.
THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY SAW AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 3.4 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 8.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. OVERALL, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
FOR THE SEASON WAS 6.2 DEGREES WHICH IS 4.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 2.91 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.10 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS
53.0 INCHES WHICH WAS 21.0 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

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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