Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011449
CLMFGF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
938 AM CDT SAT APR 1 2023
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 83 03/22/1910
03/20/1910
03/18/1910
LOW -36 03/10/1948
HIGHEST 36 03/03 35 1 54 03/20
03/31
03/21
LOWEST -9 03/29 18 -27 -9 03/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 24.1 34.0 -9.9 32.9
AVG. MINIMUM 4.2 16.9 -12.7 15.1
MEAN 14.1 25.4 -11.3 24.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 28 12.0 16.0 16
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 28.2 2.8 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 11 3.4 7.6 6
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.76 1942
MINIMUM 0.01 1969
TOTALS 1.38 0.91 0.47 0.25
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.01
DAYS >= .01 10 6.4 3.6 6
DAYS >= .10 5 3.1 1.9 1
DAYS >= .50 1 0.6 0.4 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.50 03/11 TO 03/11 0.14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 19.2 2013
TOTALS 20.6R 7.8 12.8 1.7
SINCE 7/1 67.0 46.4 20.6 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 18 4
DAYS >= 1.0 7 2.0 5.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 23R 03/12 8 03/10
03/12
03/13
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1570 1226 344
SINCE 7/1 8390 8171 219
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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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 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 2 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 MONTH OF MARCH AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS BELOW
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
SNOWFALL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 14.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS
11.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS TIES THE FIFTH LOWEST AVERAGE SET
PREVIOUSLY IN 1897 WITH THE RECORD OF 13.2 DEGREES SET IN 1955. THE
TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH REMAINED WELL BELOW NORMAL AND MOST
DAILY DEPARTURES VARIED FROM 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.38 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.47 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
THE DAILY PRECIPITATION OF 0.50 INCHES ON MARCH 11 WAS THE SECOND
HIGHEST FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 0.53 INCHES SET IN 2006.
A TOTAL OF 20.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 12.8
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. ONE DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD WAS SET FOR THE
MONTH. MARCH 11 HAD A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 8.8 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 5.1 INCHES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2006.
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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