Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011542
CLAFAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
934 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2023
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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2022
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 114 07/06/1936
LOW -48 01/08/1887
HIGHEST 101 06/19 52 49 102 06/04
LOWEST -28 01/01 31 -59 -26 12/29
01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 50.2 52.6 -2.4 56.2
AVG. MINIMUM 29.3 31.8 -2.5 34.2
MEAN 39.7 42.2 -2.5 45.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 8 11.2 -3.2 31
DAYS MAX <= 32 97 92.7 4.3 77
DAYS MIN <= 32 189 172.4 16.6 177
DAYS MIN <= 0 60 41.7 18.3 33
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 34.76 2000
MINIMUM 8.53 1976
TOTALS 21.42 23.95 -2.53 19.21
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.07 -0.01 0.05
DAYS >= .01 107 108.6 -1.6 75
DAYS >= .10 51 49.3 1.7 42
DAYS >= .50 14 14.0 0.0 11
DAYS >= 1.00 2 4.2 -2.2 5
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.83 2.10 09/02 TO 09/02
STORM TOTAL 1.54 2.10
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 98.1 1996
24 HR TOTAL 12.6 MM
SNOW DEPTH 21 01/23/2011
01/22/2011
01/21/2011
TOTALS 55.9 51.4 4.5 40.9
LIQUID EQUIV 5.60 5.10 0.50 4.10
SINCE 7/1 28.1 19.7 8.4 MM
LIQUID 7/1 2.81 1.90 0.91 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 1
DAYS >= TRACE 89 41.8 47.2 68
DAYS >= 1.0 17 14.3 2.7 14
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 15 12/27 14 12/29
12/28
12/29
12/30
12/31
24 HR TOTAL 10.8 MM 1.8
STORM TOTAL 4.8 4.5
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 9621 8806 815 7921
SINCE 7/1 3605 3448 157 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/06
LATEST 05/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/280
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 116/020 DATE 10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/290 DATE 06/20
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 196
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 94
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 75
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 33 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 20 RAIN 31
LIGHT RAIN 86 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 7 SNOW 21
LIGHT SNOW 85 SLEET 0
FOG 134 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 12
HAZE 75
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE CALENDAR YEAR 2022 AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. HOWEVER,
SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS ABOVE NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 39.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.4
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A SERIES OF ARCTIC OUTBREAKS DURING JANUARY
AND FEBRUARY KEPT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL AND THE
BELOW NORMAL TREND CONTINUED INTO MAY. JUNE THROUGH NOVEMBER SAW
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK DURING
DECEMBER HELPED KEEP OVERALL TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE YEAR.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 21.42 INCHES WHICH IS 2.53 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. THE JANUARY THROUGH MARCH PERIOD WAS ABOVE NORMAL.
APRIL SAW THE SECOND HIGHEST MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL ON RECORD.
THIS WAS DUE TO LATE SEASON STORMS IMPACTING THE REGION. THE MONTH
OF MAY SAW THE WET TREND CONTINUE WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER, THE JUNE THROUGH AUGUST PERIOD WAS CLOSER TO
NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION. SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER WERE DRIER
MONTHS OFFSETTING THE WETTER CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, DECEMBER WAS
WETTER THAN NORMAL BUT OVERALL SAW BELOW NORMAL LIQUID FOR THE YEAR.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS ABOVE NORMAL. THERE WAS
55.9 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH IS 4.5 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. MARCH AND
NOVEMBER RECORDED BELOW NORMAL SNOWFALL WHILE DECEMBER HAD WELL
ABOVE NORMAL SNOWFALL TO PUSH THE OVERALL TOTALS TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR
THE YEAR.
REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.
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