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Climatological Report (Seasonal)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
935 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2023 TO 11/30/2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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            102   09/05/1978
 LOW             -35   11/30/1905
HIGHEST           95   09/02        100      -5       89  09/01
LOWEST             4   11/26        -35      39        2  11/18
                       11/27
                                                          11/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    56.3               52.6     3.7     54.7
AVG. MINIMUM    37.2               33.8     3.4     34.5
MEAN            46.8               43.2     3.6     44.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     5                0.6     4.4        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    10               13.2    -3.2       16
DAYS MIN <= 32    36               40.6    -4.6       40
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                1.4    -1.4        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.73   2019
 MINIMUM        0.37   1993
TOTALS          5.08               5.25   -0.17     1.51
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.06    0.00     0.02
DAYS >= .01       23               23.4    -0.4       23
DAYS >= .10       16               10.8     5.2        3
DAYS >= .50        3                3.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.0    -1.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.71   1MM04 TO 10/04               0.66
 STORM TOTAL    0.71                                0.66
 (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        5   11/23/2022
                       11/22/2022
                       11/21/2022
TOTALS           8.4                6.6     1.8     12.7
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.80               0.60    0.20     1.30
SINCE 7/1        8.4                6.6     1.8       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.84               0.60    0.24       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   1
DAYS >= TRACE     11                6.0     5.0       21
DAYS >= 1.0        3                2.1     0.9        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        6R  10/27                           5  11/21
                                                          11/22
                                                          11/23
 24 HR TOTAL      MM    MM                           0.0
 STORM TOTAL     3.8                                 9.1
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1724               2012    -288     1861
 SINCE 7/1      1771               2076    -305       MM
COOLING TOTAL     88                 33      55       27
 SINCE 1/1       673                431     242       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/10
LATEST                          05/02
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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            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

&&

THE FALL SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) OVERALL HAD
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL MOISTURE.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON STARTED ON THE WARMER SIDE
AND WAS INTERSPERSED WITH PERIODS OF NEAR NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON
WAS 46.8 DEGREES WHICH IS 3.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS
THE TENTH HIGHEST SEASONAL AVERAGE ON RECORD WITH THE HIGHEST
AVERAGE OF 51.2 DEGREES SET IN 2000.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION WAS 5.08 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.17 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION HELPED PUSH TOTALS TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES.
OCTOBER WAS THE WETTEST MONTH WITH 2.98 INCHES FOLLOWED BY SEPTEMBER
WITH 2.00 INCHES. CONDITIONS BECAME MUCH DRIER IN NOVEMBER WITH ONLY
0.10 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION RECORDED.

SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE
SEASON WAS 8.4 INCHES WHICH IS 1.8 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. A SYSTEM IN
LATE OCTOBER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL, WITH
7.8 TOTAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH. ONLY 0.6 INCHES OF SNOW
WAS REPORTED DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

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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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
