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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
847 AM CDT WED NOV 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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             95   10/03/1922
 LOW              -9   10/26/1919
HIGHEST           91   10/01         54      37       77  10/05
LOWEST            14   10/28         34     -20       13  10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    54.6               53.3     1.3     58.7
AVG. MINIMUM    36.4               34.5     1.9     35.5
MEAN            45.5               43.9     1.6     47.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                0.0     1.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     4                0.7     3.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     9               12.6    -3.6       12
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.83   1998
 MINIMUM        0.03   1992
TOTALS          2.98               2.00    0.98     0.21
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.06    0.04     0.01
DAYS >= .01       12                8.3     3.7        6
DAYS >= .10       10                4.1     5.9        1
DAYS >= .50        2                1.3     0.7        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.71   10/04 TO 10/04               0.11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          10.9   2001
TOTALS           7.8                1.5     6.3        T
SINCE 7/1        7.8                1.5     6.3       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        3                0.4     2.6
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        6R  10/27                           0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    615                656     -41
 SINCE 7/1       750                942    -192
COOLING TOTAL     18                  2      16
 SINCE 1/1       673                431     242
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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


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     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 MONTH OF OCTOBER AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 45.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.6
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MONTH STARTED WITH NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE LAST WEEK WHEN A COLD FRONT
CROSSED THE REGION DROPPING DEPARTURES TO MUCH BELOW NORMAL. NO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. HOWEVER, ON OCTOBER 2, A
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES WAS SET BREAKING THE
OLD RECORD OF 57 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2016.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 2.98 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.98 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO
DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR OCTOBER WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH
WAS 7.8 INCHES WHICH IS 6.3 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE
SECOND HIGHEST MONTHLY TOTAL ON RECORD IN OCTOBER WITH THE RECORD OF
10.9 INCHES SET IN 2001. TWO SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE
MONTH. ON OCTOBER 26, 2.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL BREAKING THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF 0.9 INCHES SET IN 1959. ON OCTOBER 27, 3.8 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.5 INCHES SET IN 1895.

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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