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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
735 AM CDT SUN OCT 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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            103   09/02/1983
 LOW              18   09/28/1942
HIGHEST           97   09/02         69      28       90  09/01
LOWEST            36   09/12         44      -8       31  09/28
AVG. MAXIMUM    76.9               70.4     6.5     73.4
AVG. MINIMUM    50.4               45.3     5.1     46.9
MEAN            63.7               57.9     5.8     60.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     5                0.9     4.1        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                1.4    -1.4        2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.14   2019
 MINIMUM        0.20   2012
TOTALS          2.60               2.26    0.34     0.53
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.08    0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01        8                8.6    -0.6        7
DAYS >= .10        6                4.1     1.9        3
DAYS >= .50        2                1.3     0.7        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.6    -0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.10   09/04 TO 09/05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.2   1991
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    101                244    -143      165
 SINCE 7/1       163                321    -158       MM
COOLING TOTAL     69                 29      40       25
 SINCE 1/1       616                381     235       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/260    DATE  09/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    77/260    DATE  09/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     16

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

&&

THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 63.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.8
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE SECOND WARMEST SEPTEMBER ON
RECORD. THE MONTH STARTED WITH MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH
HIGHS IN THE 90S FOR THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF THE MONTH. OTHERWISE,
TEMPERATURES DROPPED TO NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE REST
OF MONTH. ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS TIED FOR THE MONTH. THE HIGH OF
95 DEGREES REPORTED ON SEPTEMBER 4 TIED THE RECORD OF 95 DEGREES
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1979.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 2.60 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.34 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. A
LATE MONTH SYSTEM PRODUCING RAINFALL OVER SEVERAL DAYS HELPED PUSH
THE MONTHLY TOTALS TO NEAR 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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