Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
288 CXUS53 KFGF 021620 CLAFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1020 AM CST THU JAN 2 2020 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2019 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 114 07/06/1936 LOW -48 01/08/1887 HIGHEST 96 06/07 52 44 94 09/16 LOWEST -33 01/30 31 -64 -23 01/05 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.5 52.7 -4.2 51.2 AVG. MINIMUM 30.1 32.0 -1.9 31.2 MEAN 39.3 42.4 -3.1 41.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 6 11.6 -5.6 15 DAYS MAX <= 32 112 88.3 23.7 107 DAYS MIN <= 32 177 172.0 5.0 192 DAYS MIN <= 0 64 41.7 22.3 39 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 34.76 2000 MINIMUM 8.53 1976 TOTALS 31.24 22.58 8.66 21.63 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.06 0.03 0.06 DAYS >= .01 122 105.8 16.2 112 DAYS >= .10 59 48.6 10.4 49 DAYS >= .50 23 12.4 10.6 15 DAYS >= 1.00 5 4.1 0.9 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.20 07/08 TO 07/08 1.63 09/20 TO 09/20 STORM TOTAL 2.20 MM (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 80.1 50.1 30.0 57.9 LIQUID EQUIV 8.00 MM MM 5.79 SINCE 7/1 34.1 19.8 14.3 MM LIQUID 7/1 3.41 1.90 1.51 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 4 2 DAYS >= TRACE 78 38.4 39.6 80 DAYS >= 1.0 20 14.2 5.8 20 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 11 03/09 03/08 03/07 24 HR TOTAL 9.0 0MM09 TO 03/09 6.3 STORM TOTAL 12.3 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 9731 8800 931 9227 SINCE 7/1 3630 3540 90 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/11 LATEST 05/20 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/300 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 58/030 DATE 06/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 81/030 DATE 06/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 164 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 98 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 86 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 31 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 23 RAIN 34 LIGHT RAIN 86 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 10 SNOW 22 LIGHT SNOW 75 SLEET 0 FOG 188 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 33 HAZE 85 - 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 FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES COOLER THAN NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 39.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 31.24 INCHES RANKING AS THE FIFTH HIGHEST TOTAL RECORDED. THE CURRENT RECORD IS 34.76 INCHES WHICH WAS SET IN 2000. THE HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL RAINFALL OCCURRED ON JULY 8 WITH 2.20 INCHES. THE CURRENT RECORD IS 4.72 INCHES WHICH WAS SET ON AUGUST 8, 1943. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS 80.1 INCHES WHICH IS THE THIRD HIGHEST TOTAL RECORDED. THE CURRENT SNOWFALL RECORD IS 98.1 INCHES SET BACK IN 1996. THE HIGHEST DAILY SNOWFALL AMOUNT OF 9.0 INCHES WAS OBSERVED ON MARCH 9. REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. $$