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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
938 AM CDT SAT APR 1 2023

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             80   03/23/1910
 LOW             -34   03/10/1948
HIGHEST           38   03/31         35       3       56  03/21
LOWEST           -18   03/02         19     -37       -9  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    27.2               36.3    -9.1     34.2
AVG. MINIMUM     3.7               18.1   -14.4     16.4
MEAN            15.5               27.2   -11.7     25.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0       MM
DAYS MAX <= 32    20               11.1     8.9       MM
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               26.7     4.3       31
DAYS MIN <= 0     12                3.5     8.5        4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.62   2009
 MINIMUM        0.03   1958
TOTALS          1.79               1.25    0.54     0.51
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.04    0.02     0.02
DAYS >= .01       11                7.7     3.3        8
DAYS >= .10        5                3.1     1.9        1
DAYS >= .50        1                0.7     0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.65   03/21 TO 03/21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          28.1   2009
 SNOW DEPTH        8   03/10/2022
                       03/09/2022
                       03/07/2022
TOTALS          23.3                9.2    14.1      5.5
SINCE 7/1       58.9               47.3    11.6       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    19                                   4
DAYS >= 1.0        5                2.5     2.5        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       23R  03/22                           8  03/07
                                                          03/09
                                                          03/10
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1528               1172     356     1222
 SINCE 7/1      8323               7795     528       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.42
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                     19

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 15.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS
11.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE ELEVENTH LOWEST AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WITH THE LOWEST AT 11.1 DEGREES SET IN 1899. THE
TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH REMAINED WELL BELOW NORMAL AND MOST
DAILY DEPARTURES VARIED FROM 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.79 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.54 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION ON MARCH 1 WAS 0.39 INCHES WHICH RANKED SECOND FOR
THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 0.45 INCHES SET IN 2007. PRECIPITATION ON
MARCH 21 WAS 0.59 INCHES WHICH RANKED THIRD FOR THAT DATE WITH THE
RECORD OF 0.75 INCHES SET IN 2008.

A TOTAL OF 24.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 15.4
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. TWO SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH.
SNOWFALL ON MARCH 1 WAS 8.1 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 6.5
INCHES SET IN 2007. MARCH 28 WAS 2.2 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE OLD
RECORD OF 2.0 INCHES SET IN 1940.

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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