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

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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
................................................................
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.

&&

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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