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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
834 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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            105   05/30/1934
 LOW               5   05/03/1967
HIGHEST           89   05/27         71      18       83  05/28
LOWEST            31   05/02         45     -14       31  05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM    75.5               66.5     9.0     64.9
AVG. MINIMUM    49.6               43.5     6.1     45.5
MEAN            62.5               55.0     7.5     55.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                3.7    -2.7        2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.96   1896
 MINIMUM        0.16   1951
TOTALS          1.22               2.93   -1.71     6.10
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.09   -0.05     0.20
DAYS >= .01       10                9.2     0.8       14
DAYS >= .10        3                5.4    -2.4       10
DAYS >= .50        1                1.8    -0.8        4
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.6    -0.6        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.72   05/07 TO 05/07               1.52

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           6.7   1924
TOTALS           0.0                0.2    -0.2        T
SINCE 7/1       85.2               49.3    35.9       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                  -1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                  MM  05/28
                                                          05/29
                                                          05/02
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    156                330    -174
 SINCE 7/1      9465               9208     257
COOLING TOTAL     86                 20      66
 SINCE 1/1        86                 21      65
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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


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      2

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

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