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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
500 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             100   04/21/1980
 LOW              -13   04/01/1881
HIGHEST            73   04/27        55      18       77  04/24
LOWEST             11   04/01        32     -21       15  04/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     41.7              55.5   -13.8     60.2
AVG. MINIMUM     25.9              32.7    -6.8     36.1
MEAN             33.8              44.1   -10.3     48.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      3               0.9     2.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     25              15.1     9.9       10
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         5.49   1886
 MINIMUM         0.00   2006
TOTALS           2.11              1.39    0.72     1.10
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.05    0.02     0.04
DAYS >= .01        12               7.4     4.6        7
DAYS >= .10         6               3.7     2.3        3
DAYS >= .50         1               0.6     0.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.66   04/14 TO 04/15           04/15 TO 04/15
                                                          04/14 TO 04/15
                                                          04/15 TO 04/15
 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    04/15(00) TO 04/15(00)
                                                 04/15(00) TO 04/15(00)5
                                                 04/15(00) TO 04/15(00)5

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           17.4   1886
TOTALS           16.7               3.3    13.4        T
SINCE 7/1        68.4              50.4    18.0     27.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      5                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         5               0.9     4.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        12   04/15                          0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      6.3   MM
 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    04/09(00) TO 04/09(00)
                                                 04/15(00) TO 04/15(00)5
                                                 04/15(00) TO 04/15(00)5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     931               626     305      498
 SINCE 7/1       8992              8456     536     6649
COOLING TOTAL       0                 3      -3        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 3      -3        6
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/280    DATE  04/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/160    DATE  04/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      9

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

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REMARKS...

APRIL 2013 WAS COLD AND SNOWY AT HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN FARGO.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 33.8 DEGREES...WHICH IS
10.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE 5TH COLDEST APRIL ON
RECORD. THE TEMPERATURE DID NOT REACH THE 50 DEGREE MARK UNTIL APRIL
26TH...WHEN THE MAXIMUM VALUE FOR THE DAY WAS 66 DEGREES. THIS IS
THE LATEST CALENDER DAY THAT FARGO HAS REACHED 50 DEGREES...AND TIES
FOR THE LATEST CALENDER DAY THAT FARGO HAS REACHED 60 DEGREES.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 16.7 INCHES...WHICH RANKS AS THE
4TH SNOWIEST APRIL ON RECORD. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION FOR THE
MONTH WAS 2.11 INCHES...WHICH IS 0.72 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC
DATA CENTER.

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