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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
901 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 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             73   11/05/1975
                       11/04/1975
 LOW             -35   11/30/1905
HIGHEST           56   11/14         34      22       68  11/02
                       11/15
LOWEST             4   11/26         19     -15        2  11/18
                       11/27
                                                          11/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    38.9               35.0     3.9     33.0
AVG. MINIMUM    22.5               19.6     2.9     18.7
MEAN            30.7               27.3     3.4     25.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     6               12.4    -6.4       16
DAYS MIN <= 32    27               27.1    -0.1       28
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                1.4    -1.4        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.22   2000
 MINIMUM        0.00   1993
TOTALS          0.10               0.83   -0.73     0.87
DAILY AVG.      0.00               0.03   -0.03     0.03
DAYS >= .01        3                6.4    -3.4        9
DAYS >= .10        0                2.3    -2.3        1
DAYS >= .50        0                0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.04   11/09 TO 11/09               0.66

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          24.1   1958
TOTALS           0.6                5.1    -4.5     12.7
SINCE 7/1        8.4                6.6     1.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   3
DAYS >= 1.0        0                1.7    -1.7
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3   11/01                           5  11/21
                                                          11/22
                                                          11/23
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1021               1131    -110
 SINCE 7/1      1771               2076    -305
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       673                431     242
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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                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                       0     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 NOVEMBER AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.4
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE MONTH STARTED WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE FIRST FIVE
DAYS AND ENTERED A WARMING TREND THAT PERSISTED THROUGHOUT THE REST
OF THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
HOWEVER, ON NOVEMBER 14, THE TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES RANKED AS THE
FOURTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 62 DEGREES
SET IN 1939. ON NOVEMBER 15, THE TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES RANKED AS
THE SIXTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 66
DEGREES SET IN 1939. ON NOVEMBER 20, THE TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES
RANKED AS THE SEVENTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR THAT DATE WITH THE
RECORD OF 62 DEGREES SET IN 1908. ON NOVEMBER 29, THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF 48 DEGREES RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST FOR THAT DATE
WITH THE RECORD OF 49 DEGREES SET IN 1899.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.10 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.73 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
THIS RANKS AS THE 11TH LOWEST MONTHLY TOTAL ON RECORD WITH THE
RECORD OF TRACE SET IN 1999, 1904 AND 1898.

SNOWFALL FOR NOVEMBER WAS MUCH BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE
MONTH WAS 0.6 INCHES WHICH IS 4.5 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS
THE 18TH LOWEST MONTHLY TOTAL ON RECORD WITH THE RECORD OF 0.0
INCHES SET IN 1990 AND 1969.

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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