Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011547
CLSFAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
935 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2023
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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2023 TO 11/30/2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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 102 09/08/1959
LOW -27 11/30/1905
HIGHEST 97 09/03 102 -5 87 09/01
LOWEST 1 11/27 -27 28 1 11/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.5 55.3 5.2 55.5
AVG. MINIMUM 39.6 34.7 4.9 34.0
MEAN 50.1 45.0 5.1 44.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 6 1.2 4.8 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 6 11.3 -5.3 16
DAYS MIN <= 32 29 38.4 -9.4 42
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.2 -1.2 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.67 2008
MINIMUM 0.97 1976
TOTALS 4.23 5.82 -1.59 1.42
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.06 -0.01 0.02
DAYS >= .01 28 24.8 3.2 17
DAYS >= .10 9 11.9 -2.9 6
DAYS >= .50 2 3.7 -1.7 0
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.56 09/23 TO 09/24 0.41 11/10 TO 11/10
STORM TOTAL 1.27 0.41
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 35.3 1896
24 HR TOTAL 14.0 11/14/1909 TO 11/14/1909
SNOW DEPTH 5 11/20/2022
TOTALS 2.8 8.0 -5.2 5.3
LIQUID EQUIV 0.30 0.80 -0.50 0.50
SINCE 7/1 2.8 8.0 -5.2 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.28 0.80 -0.52 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1
DAYS >= TRACE 8 6.6 1.4 14
DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.2 -1.2 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 10/31 5 11/20
11/01
24 HR TOTAL MM MM 0.0
STORM TOTAL 1.2 1.6
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1491 1872 -381 1857
SINCE 7/1 1505 1920 -415 MM
COOLING TOTAL 156 53 103 38
SINCE 1/1 997 542 455 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/10
LATEST 04/29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/350 DATE 11/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/350 DATE 10/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 46
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 28
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 17
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 25 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 27 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7
HAZE 11
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE FALL SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL
HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON STARTED ON THE WARMER SIDE
AND WAS INTERSPERSED WITH PERIODS OF NEAR NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON
WAS 50.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 5.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS
THE FOURTH HIGHEST SEASONAL AVERAGE ON RECORD WITH THE HIGHEST
AVERAGE OF 51.4 DEGREES SET IN 1963.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 4.23 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.59 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SEPTEMBER WAS
THE WETTEST MONTH WITH 2.21 INCHES FOLLOWED BY OCTOBER WITH 1.82
INCHES. CONDITIONS BECAME DRIER IN NOVEMBER WITH ONLY 0.20 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION REPORTED.
SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR
THE SEASON WAS 2.8 INCHES WHICH IS 5.2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL, OR
APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF SEASONAL AMOUNTS.
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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