Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011438
CLSFGF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
938 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2022
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2022 TO 5/31/2022...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2022
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 05/30/1934
LOW -36 03/10/1948
HIGHEST 83 05/28 54 29 87 05/19
LOWEST -9 03/03 32 -41 -8 03/01
AVG. MAXIMUM 46.2 52.4 -6.2 56.8
AVG. MINIMUM 29.1 30.8 -1.7 30.8
MEAN 37.6 41.6 -4.0 43.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 21 13.0 8.0 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 55 48.2 6.8 54
DAYS MIN <= 0 6 3.4 2.6 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.01 1896
MINIMUM 0.78 1952
TOTALS 12.84 4.75 8.09 3.84
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.05 0.09 0.04
DAYS >= .01 32 22.0 10.0 19
DAYS >= .10 20 11.3 8.7 12
DAYS >= .50 9 2.9 6.1 2
DAYS >= 1.00 3 0.7 2.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.40 0.57 04/08 TO 04/09
05/19 TO 05/19
STORM TOTAL 2.40 0.68
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 30.5 1950
24 HR TOTAL 18.0 03/06/1995 TO 03/06/1995
SNOW DEPTH 2 04/14/2021
TOTALS 17.8 7.5 10.3 1.3
LIQUID EQUIV 1.80 0.80 1.00 0.10
SINCE 7/1 77.5 43.4 34.1 MM
LIQUID 7/1 7.75 4.30 3.45 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 -1
DAYS >= TRACE 28 5.3 22.7 16
DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.4 -0.4 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 12R 04/13 2 04/14
24 HR TOTAL MM 1.0 04/13 TO 04/13
STORM TOTAL 11.0 1.1
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2507 2178 329 1944
SINCE 7/1 9348 9125 223 MM
COOLING TOTAL 16 26 -10 23
SINCE 1/1 16 26 -10 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/20
LATEST 05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.00
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 14 SLEET 1
FOG 2 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 SPRING SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS COOLER
THAN NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 36.6 DEGREES
WHICH IS 4.0 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. MARCH AND APRIL WERE BELOW NORMAL
WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURES WHILE MAY WAS NEAR NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION WAS 12.84 INCHES WITH APRIL HAVING THE MOST RAINFALL
WITH 6.49 INCHES REPORTED. THIS WAS DUE TO A LATE SEASON SNOW EVENT
COMBINED WITH TWO HEAVY RAIN EVENTS. OVERALL, PRECIPITATION WAS 7.81
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS 17.8 INCHES WHICH WAS 7.2 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. APRIL HAD THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNT FOR THE SEASON
WITH 16.1 INCHES DUE TO LATE SEASON STORMS.
REMEMBER, THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI).
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