Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011738 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1127 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2020 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2019 TO 2/29/2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2020 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 66 02/25/1958 LOW -48 01/08/1887 HIGHEST 42 02/01 20 22 44 12/15 LOWEST -24 02/13 2 -26 -33 01/30 01/11 01/16 AVG. MAXIMUM 22.1 21.4 0.7 17.4 AVG. MINIMUM 3.5 3.8 -0.3 0.5 MEAN 12.8 12.6 0.2 8.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 MM DAYS MAX <= 32 78 66.5 11.5 MM DAYS MIN <= 32 91 89.0 2.0 MM DAYS MIN <= 0 34 37.1 -3.1 MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.28 2010 MINIMUM 0.27 1942 TOTALS 2.43 2.14 0.29 3.41 DAILY AVG. 0.03 NAN NAN 0.04 DAYS >= .01 20 24.7 -4.7 MM DAYS >= .10 8 6.5 1.5 MM DAYS >= .50 1 0.5 0.5 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.67 1MM29 TO 12/29 0.46 STORM TOTAL 1.02 MM (MM/DD(HH)) 12/28(12) TMM12/29(18) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 57.0 1997 24 HR TOTAL 16.3 01/22/1982 TO 01/22/1982 SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 30.3 29.4 0.9 40.9 LIQUID EQUIV 2.43 2.90 -0.47 4.09 SINCE 7/1 44.0 38.0 6.0 47.8 LIQUID 7/1 4.40 3.80 0.60 4.06 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 12 8 DAYS >= TRACE 38 25.1 12.9 MM DAYS >= 1.0 10 8.4 1.6 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 19 01/15 22 02/24 02/23 24 HR TOTAL 6.8 1MM29 TO 12/29 4.9 STORM TOTAL 12.3 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4726 4716 10 4997 SINCE 7/1 6779 6768 11 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/11 LATEST 05/20 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/260 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/350 DATE 02/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/160 DATE 01/17 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 34 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 26 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 31 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 81 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 6 LIGHT SNOW 39 SLEET 0 FOG 51 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 26 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY WINTER SEASON WAS NEAR NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 12.8 DEGREES WAS 0.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON OF 2.43 INCHES WAS 0.29 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE BULK OF THIS PRECIPITATION OCCURRED FROM LATE DECEMBER INTO MID JANUARY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. THE 30.3 INCHES WAS 0.9 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD. THE RECORD FOR THE PERIOD IS 57.0 INCHES WHICH WAS SET IN THE WINTER OF 1996-97. 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). $$ GUST