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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
829 AM CDT TUE AUG 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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            109   07/12/1936
 LOW              30   07/03/1972
HIGHEST           97   07/26         81      16       94  07/18
LOWEST            42   07/11         57     -15       49  07/02
AVG. MAXIMUM    81.0               80.7     0.3     82.8
AVG. MINIMUM    53.7               57.0    -3.3     59.2
MEAN            67.4               68.9    -1.5     71.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                3.0    -1.0        2
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.08   1995
 MINIMUM        0.42   2021
TOTALS          1.87               3.52   -1.65     4.59
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.11   -0.05     0.15
DAYS >= .01        7               10.2    -3.2        9
DAYS >= .10        4                5.6    -1.6        6
DAYS >= .50        1                2.1    -1.1        4
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.0    -1.0        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.95   07/13 TO 07/13

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       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     41                 27      14        5
 SINCE 7/1        41                 32       9       MM
COOLING TOTAL    118                146     -28      200
 SINCE 1/1       416                240     176       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/210    DATE  07/13
                                36/180          07/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/210    DATE  07/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.44
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             22
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     11

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

&&

THE MONTH OF JULY AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN
PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 67.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.5
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR TO BELOW
NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS TIED FOR THE MONTH.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 42 DEGREES REPORTED ON JULY 11 TIED THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 42 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1959. OTHERWISE, THE HIGH
OF 97 DEGREES REPORTED ON JULY 26 WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 103 SET IN 1941.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.87 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.65 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
HOWEVER ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET DURING THE MONTH.
JULY 13 SAW A RECORD OF 0.95 INCHES FOR THAT DATE BREAKING THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.71 INCHES SET IN 1968.

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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