Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
000 CXUS53 KFGF 011514 CLMGFK BISCLMGFK 000 TTAA00 FGF 011330 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 957 AM CDT FRI SEP 01 2023 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 08/07/1983 LOW 30 08/30/1931 HIGHEST 96 08/01 81 15 91 08/05 LOWEST 45 08/30 55 -10 46 08/08 AVG. MAXIMUM 80.6 79.8 0.8 81.5 AVG. MINIMUM 56.0 54.3 1.7 56.7 MEAN 68.3 67.0 1.3 69.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 3 2.6 0.4 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.21 2002 MINIMUM 0.34 1967 TOTALS 1.14 2.81 -1.67 1.42 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.09 -0.05 0.05 DAYS >= .01 11 8.8 2.2 8 DAYS >= .10 5 5.2 -0.2 4 DAYS >= .50 0 2.0 -2.0 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.24 08/11 TO 08/11 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 21 49 -28 11 SINCE 7/1 62 77 -15 MM COOLING TOTAL 131 112 19 148 SINCE 1/1 547 352 195 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/190 DATE 08/31 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/180 DATE 08/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 17 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS NEAR NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 68.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. OTHERWISE, THE HIGH OF 96 DEGREES REPORTED ON AUGUST 1 WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 100 SET IN 1989. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 1.14 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.49 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH. 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). $$