Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011549 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 948 AM CST WED DEC 1 2021 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 9/1/2021 TO 11/30/2021... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2021 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 09/02/1983 LOW -31 11/29/1985 HIGHEST 92 09/28 103 -11 86 09/22 LOWEST 11/25 -31 30 5 11/12 11/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.4 53.3 5.1 53.8 AVG. MINIMUM 36.7 31.9 4.8 30.0 MEAN 47.6 42.6 5.0 41.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 1.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 9 12.8 -3.8 10 DAYS MIN <= 32 39 44.2 -5.2 54 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 2.1 -1.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.57 2019 MINIMUM 0.79 2020 TOTALS 5.97 5.06 0.91 0.79 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.01 DAYS >= .01 18 24.0 -6.0 16 DAYS >= .10 11 10.5 0.5 2 DAYS >= .50 5 2.8 2.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.0 1.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.56 1MM09 TO 10/10 0.20 STORM TOTAL 1.50 0.20 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 35.8 1985 24 HR TOTAL 12.4 11/18/1998 TO 11/18/1998 SNOW DEPTH 1 10/21/2020 TOTALS 6.9 8.2 -1.3 3.9 LIQUID EQUIV 0.70 0.80 -0.10 0.39 SINCE 7/1 6.9 8.2 -1.3 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.69 0.80 -0.11 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1 DAYS >= TRACE 9 7.0 2.0 15 DAYS >= 1.0 3 2.4 0.6 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4R 11/14 1 10/21 11/15 24 HR TOTAL MM MM 2.7 STORM TOTAL 3.8 2.3 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1620 2069 -449 2086 SINCE 7/1 1647 2146 -499 MM COOLING TOTAL 55 31 24 4 SINCE 1/1 672 383 289 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/17 LATEST 05/28 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/240 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/350 DATE 11/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/350 DATE 11/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 33 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 35 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 23 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 23 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 6 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE FALL SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 47.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 5.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE FIFTH WARMEST SEASON ON RECORD WITH THE WARMEST OF 62.3 DEGREES RECORDED IN 1997. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 5.06 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.91 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 6.9 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.3 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. $$