Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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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.

&&

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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