Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011604 AAA
CLMFAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
1058 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 100 04/21/1980
LOW -13 04/01/1881
HIGHEST 63 04/27 55 8 74 04/23
LOWEST 5 04/07 32 -27 13 04/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 45.9 54.1 -8.2 42.2
AVG. MINIMUM 27.8 31.9 -4.1 27.7
MEAN 36.8 43.0 -6.2 34.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 2 1.4 0.6 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 19 15.6 3.4 22
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.49 1886
MINIMUM 0.00 2006
TOTALS 1.49 1.54 -0.05 5.45
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.05 -0.00 0.18
DAYS >= .01 10 8.2 1.8 16
DAYS >= .10 5 3.9 1.1 12
DAYS >= .50 0 0.8 -0.8 5
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.60 04/04 TO 04/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 17.4 1886
SNOW DEPTH 2 04/18/2022
04/01/2022
TOTALS 8.5 4.1 4.4 4.5
SINCE 7/1 67.4 51.4 16.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 7 0
DAYS >= 1.0 2 1.1 0.9 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 22R 04/05 2 04/01
04/18
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 837 661 176 893
SINCE 7/1 9160 8457 703 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/340 DATE 04/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/350 DATE 04/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE MONTH OF APRIL AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
WELL BELOW NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION
AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL IN SNOWFALL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 36.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.9
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH REMAINED
BELOW NORMAL. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS NEAR NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.49 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.02 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO
DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
A TOTAL OF 8.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 4.5
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. ONE DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD WAS SET DURING THE
MONTH. APRIL 4 SET A RECORD OF 4.7 INCHES FOR THAT DATE BREAKING THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 2.5 INCHES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1933 AND 1911.
REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.
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