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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
934 AM CDT MON APR 1 2024

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             80   03/23/1910
 LOW             -34   03/10/1948
HIGHEST           70   03/11         35      35       38  03/31
LOWEST            11   03/23         19      -8      -18  03/02
AVG. MAXIMUM    41.7               36.3     5.4     27.2
AVG. MINIMUM    22.3               18.1     4.2      3.7
MEAN            32.0               27.2     4.8     15.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     8               11.1    -3.1       20
DAYS MIN <= 32    27               26.7     0.3       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                3.5    -3.5       12

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.62   2009
 MINIMUM        0.03   1958
TOTALS          0.48               1.25   -0.77     1.79
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.04   -0.02     0.06
DAYS >= .01       10                7.7     2.3       11
DAYS >= .10        1                3.1    -2.1        5
DAYS >= .50        0                0.7    -0.7        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.20   03/24 TO 03/24

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          28.1   2009
 SNOW DEPTH       23   03/22/2023
TOTALS           6.3                9.2    -2.9     23.3
SINCE 7/1       17.5               47.3   -29.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                  19
DAYS >= 1.0        3                2.5     0.5        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   03/25                          23  03/22
                       03/26
                       03/27
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1015               1172    -157     1528
 SINCE 7/1      6005               7795   -1790       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/250    DATE  03/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/260    DATE  03/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               12     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

-  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 FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 32.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.8
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH AND SHIFTED TO BELOW
NORMAL AS THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN CHANGED. TWO TEMPERATURE
RECORDS WERE EITHER SET OR TIED FOR THE MONTH. ON MARCH 10, THE HIGH
OF 58 DEGREES TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 58 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET
IN 2015 AND 1911. ON MARCH 11, THE HIGH OF 70 DEGREES BROKE THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 63 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2016.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.48 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.77 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR MARCH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH
WAS 6.3 INCHES WHICH IS 2.9 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO SNOWFALL RECORDS
WERE SET FOR 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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