Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
835 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013

...APRIL 2013 IS SNOWIEST MONTH OF THE WINTER SEASON IN FARGO...

AS OF APRIL 17TH...APRIL 2013 BECAME THE SNOWIEST MONTH OF THE
2012-13 WINTER SEASON FOR THE FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA. IT IS UNUSUAL
FOR APRIL TO BE THE SNOWIEST MONTH OF THE WINTER SEASON IN THE RED
RIVER VALLEY. DURING AN AVERAGE WINTER...JANUARY IS TYPICALLY THE
SNOWIEST MONTH.

THE FOLLOWING VALUES ARE THE PROVISIONAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR
THE FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA DURING THE 2012-13 WINTER SEASON. THESE
TOTALS WILL BE CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER AT A
FUTURE DATE.

MONTH                       MONTHLY SNOWFALL

OCTOBER 2012                3.6 INCHES
NOVEMBER 2012               4.8 INCHES
DECEMBER 2012               5.1 INCHES
JANUARY 2013                9.2 INCHES
FEBRUARY 2013               14.4 INCHES
MARCH 2013                  14.6 INCHES
APRIL 2013                  14.8 INCHES...AS OF APRIL 17TH

APRIL 2013 IS CURRENTLY RANKED AS THE THIRD SNOWIEST APRIL OF ALL
TIME FOR THE FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT APRIL 2013 MAY
STILL RISE IN THESE RANKINGS AS ALMOST TWO WEEKS STILL REMAIN IN THE
MONTH.

TOP 5 SNOWIEST APRILS IN THE FARGO-MOORHEAD AREA

MONTH                   SNOWFALL TOTAL

APRIL 1904              17.4 INCHES
APRIL 1937              16.8 INCHES
APRIL 2013              14.8 INCHES...AS OF APRIL 17TH AND COUNTING
APRIL 1970              12.8 INCHES
APRIL 1950              12.4 INCHES

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