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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
935 AM CST WED MAR 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2022 TO 2/28/2023...

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             67   02/22/2000
 LOW             -43   01/11/1912
HIGHEST           39   02/11         19      20       48  12/01
LOWEST           -24   12/20          2     -26      -29  01/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    17.7               19.1    -1.4     16.2
AVG. MINIMUM     1.9                2.8    -0.9     -3.9
MEAN             9.8               11.0    -1.2      6.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    78               73.0     5.0       78
DAYS MIN <= 32    90               89.4     0.6       90
DAYS MIN <= 0     41               39.6     1.4       58

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.39   1996
 MINIMUM        0.37   2002
TOTALS          2.16               1.81    0.35     2.91
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.02    0.01     0.03
DAYS >= .01       18               19.1    -1.1       MM
DAYS >= .10        7                6.1     0.9       MM
DAYS >= .50        1                0.4     0.6       MM
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1       MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.62                                0.39  12/27 TO 12/27
 STORM TOTAL    0.62                                0.39
 (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          33.7               32.0     1.7     53.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   3.40               3.20    0.20     5.30
SINCE 7/1       46.4               38.6     7.8       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     4.64               3.80    0.84       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    13                                   7
DAYS >= TRACE     46               21.0    25.0       61
DAYS >= 1.0        9                8.0     1.0       16
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       18R  12/21                          12  02/07
                       12/22
                                                          02/20
                                                          02/21
 24 HR TOTAL     3.9    MM                          15.5
 STORM TOTAL     7.5                                 7.9
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   4946               4866      80     5266
 SINCE 7/1      6820               6947    -127       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/06
LATEST                          05/21
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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                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          7     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               18     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

-  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
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON STARTED ON THE COLDER SIDE
IN DECEMBER BEFORE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH JANUARY AND
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN FEBRUARY. OVERALL, THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 9.8 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.2
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 2.16 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.35 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. PERIODS OF
WARMER TEMPERATURE WHEN RAIN FELL HELPED ACCOUNT FOR THE ABOVE
NORMAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION.

SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 33.7
INCHES WHICH WAS 1.7 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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