Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011344
CLMFAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
843 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2023
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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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 104 05/30/1934
LOW 14 05/01/1890
HIGHEST 93 05/23 70 23 84 05/28
05/31
LOWEST 33 05/02 45 -12 28 05/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.3 68.7 9.6 66.0
AVG. MINIMUM 51.9 44.4 7.5 44.3
MEAN 65.1 56.6 8.5 55.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 7 0.9 6.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 2.8 -2.8 4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.85 2015
MINIMUM 0.37 2021
TOTALS 2.57 3.09 -0.52 3.18
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.10 -0.02 0.10
DAYS >= .01 13 11.4 1.6 13
DAYS >= .10 7 6.1 0.9 6
DAYS >= .50 1 1.9 -0.9 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.14 05/06 TO 05/07
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 5.1 1935
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
SINCE 7/1 67.4 51.4 16.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 119 291 -172 313
SINCE 7/1 9279 8746 533 MM
COOLING TOTAL 128 29 99 16
SINCE 1/1 128 30 98 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/340 DATE 05/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/120 DATE 05/24
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.27
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE MONTH OF MAY AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 65.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 8.5
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE SECOND HIGHEST AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WITH THE RECORD OF 66.5 DEGREES SET IN
1977. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE
MONTH. ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS SET DURING THE MONTH. ON MAY 23,
THE HIGH OF 93 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 92 DEGREES SET
BACK IN 1928. ADDITIONALLY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES
REPORTED ON MAY 22 RANKED SECOND FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 93
DEGREES SET IN 2012.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 2.57 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.52 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE
0.96 INCHES REPORTED ON MAY 6 RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL FOR
THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 1.06 INCHES SET BACK IN 1919.
NO SNOW FELL DURING 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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