Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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584 CXUS53 KFGF 011633 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1033 AM CST MON MAR 1 2021 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2020 TO 2/28/2021... 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 66 02/25/1958 LOW -48 01/08/1887 HIGHEST 53 12/08 20 33 42 02/01 LOWEST -25 02/14 2 -27 -24 01/11 01/16 02/13 AVG. MAXIMUM 24.3 21.4 2.9 22.1 AVG. MINIMUM 7.8 3.8 4.0 3.5 MEAN 16.1 12.6 3.5 12.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 64 66.5 -2.5 78 DAYS MIN <= 32 90 89.0 1.0 91 DAYS MIN <= 0 23 37.1 -14.1 34 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.28 2010 MINIMUM 0.27 1942 TOTALS 1.33 2.14 -0.81 2.43 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 15 24.7 -9.7 MM DAYS >= .10 5 6.5 -1.5 MM DAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.33 0.67 12/29 TO 12/29 STORM TOTAL 0.33 0.67 (MM/DD(HH)) 12/28(12) TO 12/29(18) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 57.0 1997 24 HR TOTAL 16.3 01/22/1982 TO 01/22/1982 SNOW DEPTH 5 01/01/2021 01/02/2021 01/03/2021 TOTALS 15.2 29.4 -14.2 30.3 LIQUID EQUIV 1.50 2.90 -1.40 3.03 SINCE 7/1 24.0 38.0 -14.0 MM LIQUID 7/1 2.40 3.80 -1.40 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 12 DAYS >= TRACE 37 25.1 11.9 38 DAYS >= 1.0 6 8.4 -2.4 10 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5R 01/01 19 01/22 01/02 01/03 01/23 01/24 24 HR TOTAL 1.8 8.5 01/15 TO 01/15 STORM TOTAL 3.4 6.8 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4352 4716 -364 4726 SINCE 7/1 6326 6678 -352 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/09 LATEST 05/12 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/250 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/350 DATE 12/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/360 DATE 12/23 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 35 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 26 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 28 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 37 SLEET 0 FOG 46 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 32 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE WINTER SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON WERE ON THE WARM SIDE DURING DECEMBER AND JANUARY. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 22.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 8.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND JANUARY WAS 19.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 13.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY DROPPED THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH TO 6.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. OVERALL, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 16.0 DEGREES WHICH IS 5.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 24.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 7.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 6.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGHS AND LOWS FOR THE SEASON TRENDED THE SAME WAY WITH DECEMBER AND JANUARY ON THE WARM SIDE AND FEBRUARY BELOW NORMAL DUE TO AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.33 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.64 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 15.2 INCHES WHICH WAS 7.9 INCHES BELOW 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 (NCEI). $$