Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
175 CXUS53 KFGF 010929 CLMFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 358 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 05/30/1934 LOW 14 05/01/1890 HIGHEST 88 05/17 70 18 93 05/23 05/31 LOWEST 38 05/05 45 -7 33 05/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 70.4 68.7 1.7 78.3 AVG. MINIMUM 48.0 44.4 3.6 51.9 MEAN 59.2 56.6 2.6 65.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.9 -0.9 7 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 2.8 -2.8 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.85 2015 MINIMUM 0.37 2021 TOTALS 5.92 3.09 2.83 2.57 DAILY AVG. 0.19 0.10 0.09 0.08 DAYS >= .01 14 11.4 2.6 13 DAYS >= .10 10 6.1 3.9 7 DAYS >= .50 5 1.9 3.1 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.6 0.4 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.77 05/23 TO 05/24 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 5.1 1935 SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 17.5 51.4 -33.9 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 182 291 -109 119 SINCE 7/1 6683 8746 -2063 MM COOLING TOTAL 11 29 -18 128 SINCE 1/1 12 30 -18 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/270 DATE 05/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/270 DATE 05/24 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF MAY AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 59.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED MAINLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 5.92 INCHES WHICH WAS 2.95 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO PRECIPITATION 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). $$