Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
902 CXUS53 KFGF 030125 CLAFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 658 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2021 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2021 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 99 06/07 52 47 96 06/07 LOWEST -24 01/11 31 -55 -33 01/30 01/16 02/13 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.3 52.7 0.6 48.5 AVG. MINIMUM 32.1 32.0 0.1 30.1 MEAN 42.7 42.4 0.3 39.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 14 11.6 2.4 MM DAYS MAX <= 32 90 88.3 1.7 MM DAYS MIN <= 32 192 172.0 20.0 MM DAYS MIN <= 0 29 41.7 -12.7 MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 34.76 2000 MINIMUM 8.53 1976 TOTALS 19.38 22.58 -3.20 31.24 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.06 -0.01 0.09 DAYS >= .01 95 105.8 -10.8 MM DAYS >= .10 40 48.6 -8.6 MM DAYS >= .50 13 12.4 0.6 MM DAYS >= 1.00 3 4.1 -1.1 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.86 2.20 07/08 TO 07/08 STORM TOTAL 1.86 1.37 (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 32.4 50.1 -17.7 80.1 LIQUID EQUIV 3.20 MM MM 8.01 SINCE 7/1 16.3 19.8 -3.5 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.63 1.90 -0.27 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 4 DAYS >= TRACE 67 38.4 28.6 MM DAYS >= 1.0 10 14.2 -4.2 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 19 01/22 25 03/10 01/23 01/24 24 HR TOTAL 8.5 01/15 TO 01/15 9.0 03/09 TO 03/09 STORM TOTAL 4.8 7.4 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 8691 8800 -109 9733 SINCE 7/1 3299 3541 -242 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/09 LATEST 05/12 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/220 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/240 DATE 06/07 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 71/260 DATE 06/07 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 179 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 107 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 49 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 31 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 21 RAIN 24 LIGHT RAIN 72 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 8 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 13 LIGHT SNOW 63 SLEET 0 FOG 131 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 21 HAZE 32 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE CALENDAR YEAR 2020 AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 42.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 19.38 INCHES WHICH IS 3.20 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE YEAR STARTED DRIER THAN AVERAGE WITH HALF THE ANNUAL TOTAL OCCURRING FROM JUNE TO AUGUST BEFORE TRENDING DRIER AGAIN TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. THERE WAS 32.4 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH IS 17.7 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. ONE MAJOR SNOWSTORM IN OCTOBER ACCOUNTED FOR MOST OF THE SNOWFALL DURING THAT MONTH AND DECEMBER SNOWFALL WAS NEAR NORMAL. REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. $$