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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
911 AM CDT TUE SEP 5 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2023 TO 8/31/2023...

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            109   07/12/1936
 LOW              28   06/01/1917
                       06/03/1910
                       06/02/1910
HIGHEST           97   06/20         80      17      100  06/19
LOWEST            46   07/11         56     -10       39  06/03
AVG. MAXIMUM    80.5               78.4     2.1     80.3
AVG. MINIMUM    58.8               56.7     2.1     58.4
MEAN            69.6               67.6     2.0     69.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     8                5.9     2.1        5
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       20.68   2002
 MINIMUM        3.41   1936
TOTALS          5.64              10.71   -5.07     6.73
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.12   -0.06     0.07
DAYS >= .01       34               30.9     3.1       28
DAYS >= .10       11               18.9    -7.9       12
DAYS >= .50        4                6.5    -2.5        4
DAYS >= 1.00       0                2.6    -2.6        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.93    MM                          1.48
 STORM TOTAL    0.93                                1.48
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.5   1905
 24 HR TOTAL     0.5   06/25/1905 TO 06/25/1905
 SNOW DEPTH       MM   MM
TOTALS             T                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1          T                0.0     0.0       MM
 LIQUID 7/1        M               0.00       M       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                0.0     1.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM
 STORM TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     54                140     -86       72
 SINCE 7/1        47                 64     -17       MM
COOLING TOTAL    499                377     122      496
 SINCE 1/1       585                397     188       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          05/02
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              MM
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION  MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM

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

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               19     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                     12

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

&&

THE SUMMER SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) OVERALL HAD
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON GENERALLY REMAINED ON THE
WARMER SIDE. JUNE AND AUGUST HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WHILE
JULY WAS NEAR NORMAL VALUES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE
SEASON WAS 69.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH ONLY HALF OF
NORMAL PRECIPITATION RECEIVED. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 5.64 INCHES
WHICH WAS 5.07 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. JUNE WAS THE WETTEST MONTH WITH
2.69 INCHES OF RAIN, ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL 1.44 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
FOR THE MONTH. DRIER CONDITIONS PERSISTED AS TOTAL RAINFALL FOR JULY
WAS 1.55 INCHES AND AUGUST FINISHED WITH ONLY 1.40 INCHES OF
RAINFALL.

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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