Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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052 CXUS53 KFGF 011746 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1135 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2020 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS 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 1941 TO 2020 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 67 02/22/2000 LOW -43 01/30/2004 HIGHEST 41 02/01 19 22 39 12/15 LOWEST -30 01/16 1 -31 -35 01/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 20.1 19.5 0.6 14.0 AVG. MINIMUM -0.9 0.5 -1.4 -4.3 MEAN 9.6 10.0 -0.4 4.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 MM DAYS MAX <= 32 59 71.5 -12.5 MM DAYS MIN <= 32 66 89.5 -23.5 MM DAYS MIN <= 0 31 44.3 -13.3 MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.78 1989 MINIMUM 0.37 2002 TOTALS 2.40 1.68 0.72 2.20 DAILY AVG. 0.03 NAN NAN 0.03 DAYS >= .01 24 23.2 0.8 MM DAYS >= .10 7 5.1 1.9 MM DAYS >= .50 1 0.2 0.8 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.84 1MM29 TO 12/29 0.23 STORM TOTAL 0.94 MM (MM/DD(HH)) 12/28(12) TMM12/29(18) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 57.7 1997 24 HR TOTAL 13.5 01/17/1996 TO 01/17/1996 SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 35.0 28.0 7.0 36.7 LIQUID EQUIV 2.40 2.80 -0.40 3.67 SINCE 7/1 55.1 37.2 17.9 48.6 LIQUID 7/1 5.51 MM MM 3.62 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 13 7 DAYS >= TRACE 42 27.0 15.0 MM DAYS >= 1.0 8 8.5 -0.5 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 20 01/18 20 02/26 02/25 02/24 24 HR TOTAL 9.4 12/29 TO 12/29 3.5 02/20 TO 02/20 STORM TOTAL 11.7 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5021 4951 70 5366 SINCE 7/1 7247 7245 2 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/10 LATEST 05/17 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/270 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/360 DATE 02/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/350 DATE 02/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 37 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 34 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 8 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 41 SLEET 0 FOG 45 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 23 - 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 SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 9.6 DEGREES WAS 0.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON OF 2.40 INCHES WAS 0.72 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL. THE BULK OF THIS PRECIPITATION OCCURRED FROM LATE DECEMBER INTO MID JANUARY. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO ABOVE NORMAL. THE 35.0 INCHES WAS 7.0 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD. OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WAS DECEMBER 28TH AND 29TH. THE AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON RANKED AS THE ELEVENTH HIGHEST AMOUNT. THE RECORD FOR THE PERIOD IS 57.7 INCHES WHICH WAS SET IN THE 1996-97 WINTER SEASON. 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