Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLMFGF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
1104 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF
APRIL 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 98 04/21/1980
LOW -9 04/02/1920
HIGHEST 56 04/28 55 1 55 04/01
04/30
04/23
LOWEST 8 04/07 32 -24 11 04/17
04/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 42.6 51.9 -9.3 40.8
AVG. MINIMUM 25.7 31.0 -5.3 26.6
MEAN 34.1 41.4 -7.3 33.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 5 1.0 4.0 5
DAYS MIN <= 32 23 16.4 6.6 22
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.49 2022
MINIMUM 0.00 1980
TOTALS 2.06 1.19 0.87 6.49
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.22
DAYS >= .01 13 6.4 6.6 12
DAYS >= .10 5 2.8 2.2 9
DAYS >= .50 2 0.5 1.5 5
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.71 04/20 TO 04/20 2.40
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 16.1 2022
TOTALS 18.2R 2.7 15.5 16.1
SINCE 7/1 85.2 49.1 36.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 9 2
DAYS >= 1.0 4 1.0 3.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 26R 04/05 12 04/13
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 919 707 212
SINCE 7/1 9309 8880 429
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1
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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 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 0 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.
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THE MONTH OF APRIL AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS BELOW
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND WELL
ABOVE NORMAL IN SNOWFALL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 34.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.1
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE NINTH LOWEST MONTHLY AVERAGE
WITH THE LOWEST OF 30.4 DEGREES SET PREVIOUSLY IN 1950. THE
TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH REMAINED BELOW NORMAL. NO TEMPERATURE
RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 2.06 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.93 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO
DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH.
A TOTAL OF 18.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 12.8
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A RECORD FOR MONTHLY SNOWFALL DURING
APRIL BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 16.7 INCHES SET IN 1950. ONE
DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. APRIL 4 HAD A RECORD
SNOWFALL OF 7.0 INCHES WHICH SHATTERED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 2.0
INCHES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1977 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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