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CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 957 AM CDT FRI
SEP 01 2023

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF
AUGUST 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            106   08/18/1976

 LOW              32   08/31/1886

                       08/25/1885

HIGHEST           96   08/01         81      15       94  08/05

LOWEST            50   08/30         57      -7       47  08/08

                                                          08/26

AVG. MAXIMUM    82.9               80.7     2.2     79.4

AVG. MINIMUM    60.8               56.8     4.0     57.5

MEAN            71.8               68.8     3.0     68.4

DAYS MAX >= 90     4                3.1     0.9        1

DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0

DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0

DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0


PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM        9.58   1900

 MINIMUM        0.18   1984

TOTALS          4.00               2.60    1.40     2.44

DAILY AVG.      0.13               0.08    0.05     0.08

DAYS >= .01        6                8.6    -2.6        7

DAYS >= .10        3                4.4    -1.4        4

DAYS >= .50        2                1.5     0.5        2

DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.6     0.4        0

GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL   3.16   08/05 TO 08/06


DEGREE DAYS COOLING TOTAL    222                148      74      128

 SINCE 1/1       841                489     352       MM

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WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4

HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/180    DATE  08/31

HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/170    DATE  08/31


SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM

AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20

NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9

NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2


AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM              7
MIXED PRECIP               0          HEAVY RAIN                2
RAIN                       4           LIGHT RAIN 12     FREEZING
RAIN              0          LT FREEZING RAIN   0     HAIL   0 HEAVY
SNOW   0     SNOW 0         LIGHT SNOW   0 SLEET          0 FOG  12
 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3           HAZE     7


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

&&

THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 71.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.1
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET
FOR THE MONTH. HOWEVER, ON AUGUST 1, THE HIGH OF 96 DEGREES WAS THE
SECOND HIGHEST RECORDED FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 97 DEGREES
SET BACK IN 1989.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 4.00 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.58 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET. ON AUGUST 5, 3.11 INCHES OF
RAIN FELL SHATTERING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.40 INCHES SET BACK IN
1923.

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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