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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
935 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2023

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2023 TO 11/30/2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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            102   09/08/1959
 LOW             -27   11/30/1905
HIGHEST           97   09/03        102      -5       87  09/01
LOWEST             1   11/27        -27      28        1  11/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.5               55.3     5.2     55.5
AVG. MINIMUM    39.6               34.7     4.9     34.0
MEAN            50.1               45.0     5.1     44.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     6                1.2     4.8        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     6               11.3    -5.3       16
DAYS MIN <= 32    29               38.4    -9.4       42
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                1.2    -1.2        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.67   2008
 MINIMUM        0.97   1976
TOTALS          4.23               5.82   -1.59     1.42
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.06   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01       28               24.8     3.2       17
DAYS >= .10        9               11.9    -2.9        6
DAYS >= .50        2                3.7    -1.7        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.56   09/23 TO 09/24               0.41  11/10 TO 11/10
 STORM TOTAL    1.27                                0.41
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          35.3   1896
 24 HR TOTAL    14.0   11/14/1909 TO 11/14/1909
 SNOW DEPTH        5   11/20/2022
TOTALS           2.8                8.0    -5.2      5.3
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.30               0.80   -0.50     0.50
SINCE 7/1        2.8                8.0    -5.2       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.28               0.80   -0.52       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   1
DAYS >= TRACE      8                6.6     1.4       14
DAYS >= 1.0        1                2.2    -1.2        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   10/31                           5  11/20
                       11/01
 24 HR TOTAL      MM    MM                           0.0
 STORM TOTAL     1.2                                 1.6
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1491               1872    -381     1857
 SINCE 7/1      1505               1920    -415       MM
COOLING TOTAL    156                 53     103       38
 SINCE 1/1       997                542     455       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/10
LATEST                          04/29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/350    DATE  11/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/350    DATE  10/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           46
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             28
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               25     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                      27     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                     11

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

&&

THE FALL SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL
HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON STARTED ON THE WARMER SIDE
AND WAS INTERSPERSED WITH PERIODS OF NEAR NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON
WAS 50.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 5.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS
THE FOURTH HIGHEST SEASONAL AVERAGE ON RECORD WITH THE HIGHEST
AVERAGE OF 51.4 DEGREES SET IN 1963.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 4.23 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.59 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SEPTEMBER WAS
THE WETTEST MONTH WITH 2.21 INCHES FOLLOWED BY OCTOBER WITH 1.82
INCHES. CONDITIONS BECAME DRIER IN NOVEMBER WITH ONLY 0.20 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION REPORTED.

SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR
THE SEASON WAS 2.8 INCHES WHICH IS 5.2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL, OR
APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF SEASONAL AMOUNTS.

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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