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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
932 AM CST THU JAN 2 2020

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            109   07/12/1936
 LOW             -43   01/11/1912
HIGHEST           96   06/07         52      44
LOWEST           -34   01/30         31     -65
AVG. MAXIMUM    47.3               51.2    -3.9
AVG. MINIMUM    29.3               30.8    -1.5
MEAN            38.3               41.0    -2.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     6                8.5    -2.5
DAYS MAX <= 32   118               99.0    19.0
DAYS MIN <= 32   179              178.2     0.8
DAYS MIN <= 0     63               45.0    18.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       33.92   2019
 MINIMUM        9.34   1910
TOTALS         33.92              21.62   12.30
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.06    0.03
DAYS >= .01      120               92.5    27.5
DAYS >= .10       62               46.2    15.8
DAYS >= .50       20               12.2     7.8
DAYS >= 1.00       7                4.0     3.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.73   09/20 TO 09/20
 STORM TOTAL    5.42
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         120.5   1996
 24 HR TOTAL    15.7   MM
TOTALS          98.6               42.8    55.8
 LIQUID EQUIV   9.90               4.30    5.60
SINCE 7/1       41.8               18.0    23.8
 LIQUID 7/1     4.18
DAYS >= TRACE    108               30.9    77.1
DAYS >= 1.0       25               13.1    11.9
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       MM
 24 HR TOTAL    10.1   12/29 TO 12/29
 STORM TOTAL    12.9
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL  10061               9222     839
 SINCE 7/1      3828               3731      97
COOLING TOTAL    486                462      24
 SINCE 1/1       486                463      23

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/10
LATEST                          05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              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             15     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                      16
LIGHT RAIN               46     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                      10
LIGHT SNOW               56     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      4

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

&&

THE CALENDAR YEAR 2019 AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS
WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES COOLER THAN NORMAL. THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 38.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.7
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

AN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET THIS YEAR WITH 33.29 INCHES
BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 31.27 INCHES SET IN 2016. THE
HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL RAINFALL OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 20 WITH 4.73
INCHES, WHICH IS THE SECOND HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL OBSERVED. THE
CURRENT RECORD IS 5.07 INCHES WHICH WAS SET ON JUNE 9, 2002.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS 98.6 INCHES WHICH IS THE
SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL RECORDED. THE CURRENT SNOWFALL RECORD IS 121.9
INCHES SET BACK IN 1996. THE HIGHEST DAILY SNOWFALL AMOUNT OF 10.1
INCHES WAS OBSERVED ON DECEMBER 29.

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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