Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 041705
CLSFGF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
1104 AM CST WED DEC 4 2019
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2019 TO 11/30/2019...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2019
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 102 09/05/1978
LOW -35 11/30/1905
HIGHEST 87 09/16 100 -13 91 09/16
09/17
LOWEST 2 11/12 -35 37 0 11/19
11/17
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.7 52.9 -4.2 47.1
AVG. MINIMUM 34.7 33.2 1.5 30.3
MEAN 41.7 43.0 -1.3 38.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 18 13.4 4.6 23
DAYS MIN <= 32 41 40.7 0.3 50
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.0 -2.0 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.97 2008
MINIMUM 0.37 1993
TOTALS 14.73 4.87 9.86 6.45
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.05 0.11 0.07
DAYS >= .01 33 21.7 11.3 37
DAYS >= .10 18 10.9 7.1 15
DAYS >= .50 9 2.5 6.5 4
DAYS >= 1.00 4 0.9 3.1 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.73 MM 1.20
STORM TOTAL 4.73 MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 24.1 1958
24 HR TOTAL 12.4 11/18/1998 TO 11/18/1998
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS 17.7 7.1 10.6 13.8
LIQUID EQUIV 1.80 0.70 1.10 1.38
SINCE 7/1 17.7 7.1 10.6 MM
LIQUID 7/1 1.77 0.70 1.07 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 28 4.7 23.3 26
DAYS >= 1.0 4 2.3 1.7 4
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH MM 5 10/11
24 HR TOTAL 7.5 MM 5.7
STORM TOTAL 8.0 MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2145 2031 114 2368
SINCE 7/1 2185 2094 91 MM
COOLING TOTAL 46 31 15 23
SINCE 1/1 486 463 23 663
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/10
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 MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 3 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 SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER FALL SEASON WAS NEAR NORMAL IN
TEMPERATURES AND MUCH WETTER THAN NORMAL AT THE GRAND FORKS
NWS/UNIVERSITY. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 41.7 DEGREES WAS 1.3 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL.
THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON OF 14.73 INCHES WAS 9.86
INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL. THIS WAS DUE MAINLY TO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME THAT DROPPED RECORD RAINFALLS. THE AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL FOR THE SEASON BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 11.97 INCHES
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2008.
TOTAL SNOWFALL PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO WELL ABOVE
NORMAL. THE 17.7 INCHES WAS 10.6 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL FOR THE
PERIOD AS TWO SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS IMPACTED THE REGION. THE AMOUNT OF
SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON RANKED AS THE TENTH HIGHEST AMOUNT. THE
RECORD FOR THE PERIOD IS 24.1 INCHES WHICH WAS SET IN 1958.
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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