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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
933 AM CDT MON APR 1 2024

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2024

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   03/31/1963
 LOW             -38   03/10/1948
HIGHEST           57   03/11         34      23       37  03/03
LOWEST             6   03/23         17     -11      -13  03/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    36.9               33.9     3.0     23.4
AVG. MINIMUM    18.1               15.0     3.1      1.7
MEAN            27.5               24.4     3.1     12.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    12               13.0    -1.0       28
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               28.2     2.8       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                5.0    -5.0       16

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.08   1966
 MINIMUM        0.04   1986
TOTALS          0.17               0.91   -0.74     1.05
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.03   -0.02     0.03
DAYS >= .01        5                7.3    -2.3        9
DAYS >= .10        0                2.9    -2.9        4
DAYS >= .50        0                0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.07   03/02 TO 03/02

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          29.3   1966
TOTALS           2.3                7.4    -5.1     17.0
SINCE 7/1       19.7               44.9   -25.2       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                  11
DAYS >= 1.0        0                2.4    -2.4        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   03/01                          19  03/12
                       03/03
                       03/27
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1155               1257    -102     1617
 SINCE 7/1      6837               8364   -1527       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/260    DATE  03/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/260    DATE  03/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.62
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               13     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      6

-  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 GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES BUT BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 27.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.1
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH AND SHIFTED TO BELOW
NORMAL AS THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN CHANGED. NO TEMPERATURE
RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.17 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.74 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.


SNOWFALL FOR MARCH WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE
MONTH WAS 2.3 INCHES WHICH IS 5.1 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO SNOWFALL
RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.


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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