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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
503 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             100   04/21/1980
 LOW               -9   04/02/1920
HIGHEST            70   04/27        54      16       77  04/23
LOWEST              8   04/01        31     -23       19  04/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     39.5              53.9   -14.4     58.7
AVG. MINIMUM     24.6              31.1    -6.5     33.4
MEAN             32.0              42.5   -10.5     46.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      5               1.3     3.7        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              18.7     9.3       12
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.64   1974
 MINIMUM         0.00   1988
TOTALS           1.61              1.01    0.60     1.41
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.03    0.02     0.05
DAYS >= .01        11               7.0     4.0        6
DAYS >= .10         4               3.0     1.0        4
DAYS >= .50         1               0.4     0.6        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.83   04/29 TO 04/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            9.6   1994
TOTALS            6.7               2.9     3.8        T
SINCE 7/1        50.2              47.3     2.9     22.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      3                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         3               0.7     2.3        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   04/01                          0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      2.4   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     985               693     292      560
 SINCE 7/1       9552              9078     474     7226
COOLING TOTAL       0                 1      -1        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 1      -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/270    DATE  04/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/270    DATE  04/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               11     SLEET                      1
FOG                      11     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.

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REMARKS...

APRIL 2013 WAS COLD AND WET AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 32.0 DEGREES...WHICH IS
10.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS IS THE 2ND COLDEST APRIL ON RECORD.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 6.7 INCHES. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.61 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.60 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL.

REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC
DATA CENTER.

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