Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011417
CLSGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
920 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2022
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2022 TO 5/31/2022...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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 101 05/21/1964
LOW -38 03/10/1948
HIGHEST 84 05/27 53 31 89 05/19
05/28
LOWEST -14 03/12 31 -45 -10 03/01
AVG. MAXIMUM 45.4 50.9 -5.5 57.2
AVG. MINIMUM 26.9 28.6 -1.7 28.3
MEAN 36.2 39.7 -3.5 42.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 23 14.9 8.1 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 58 51.2 6.8 64
DAYS MIN <= 0 6 5.2 0.8 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.95 1999
MINIMUM 1.41 1980
TOTALS 10.86 4.92 5.94 3.41
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.05 0.07 0.04
DAYS >= .01 33 25.7 7.3 17
DAYS >= .10 20 11.9 8.1 11
DAYS >= .50 8 2.8 5.2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.7 1.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.02 0MM11 TO 05/12 0.91
STORM TOTAL 1.73 0.75
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 34.9 1966
24 HR TOTAL 17.0 03/04/1966 TO 03/04/1966
SNOW DEPTH 2 04/14/2021
TOTALS 14.1 10.9 3.2 2.7
LIQUID EQUIV 1.40 1.00 0.40 0.30
SINCE 7/1 67.8 48.4 19.4 MM
LIQUID 7/1 6.78 4.80 1.98 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 0
DAYS >= TRACE 26 8.3 17.7 18
DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.4 -1.4 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 10R 04/13 2 04/14
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
STORM TOTAL 9.0 2.4
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2638 2340 298 2041
SINCE 7/1 9726 9443 283 MM
COOLING TOTAL 11 15 -4 20
SINCE 1/1 11 15 -4 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/17
LATEST 05/28
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 56/160 DATE 05/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 72/160 DATE 05/07
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 43
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 37
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 14
LIGHT RAIN 30 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 24 SLEET 0
FOG 47 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7
HAZE 15
- 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 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
COOLER THAN NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 36.2
DEGREES WHICH IS 3.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. ALL THREE MONTHS OF THE
SEASON WERE BELOW NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURES.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 10.86 INCHES WITH APRIL AND MAY HAVING THE MOST RAINFALL AS
APRIL ENDED WITH 5.47 AND MAY WITH 5.09 INCHES REPORTED. OVERALL,
PRECIPITATION WAS 5.94 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS 14.1 INCHES WHICH WAS 3.2 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. APRIL HAD THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNT FOR THE SEASON
WITH 13.1 INCHES DUE TO A LATE SEASON STORM.
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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