Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 012044 RRA CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 332 AM CDT MON JUN 01 2020 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020... 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 101 05/21/1964 LOW -38 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 81 05/27 53 28 93 05/30 05/31 LOWEST -10 03/21 31 -41 -17 03/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.2 52.0 -3.8 47.1 AVG. MINIMUM 25.9 29.2 -3.3 25.9 MEAN 37.1 40.6 -3.5 36.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.6 -0.6 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 18 13.0 5.0 16 DAYS MIN <= 32 60 51.7 8.3 55 DAYS MIN <= 0 4 4.2 -0.2 11 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.95 1999 MINIMUM 1.41 1980 TOTALS 2.25 4.65 -2.40 4.64 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.05 -0.03 0.05 DAYS >= .01 20 25.1 -5.1 24 DAYS >= .10 8 11.5 -3.5 11 DAYS >= .50 0 2.6 -2.6 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.53 0MM04 TO 05/05 1.04 STORM TOTAL 0.47 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 34.9 1966 24 HR TOTAL 17.0 03/04/1966 TO 03/04/1966 SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 10.4 9.9 0.5 21.0 LIQUID EQUIV 1.00 1.00 0.00 2.10 SINCE 7/1 65.5 47.4 18.1 MM LIQUID 7/1 6.55 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 6 DAYS >= TRACE 24 7.6 16.4 20 DAYS >= 1.0 4 3.0 1.0 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 11 04/02 27 03/17 03/15 03/16 24 HR TOTAL 6.0 0MM02 TO 04/02 7.3 STORM TOTAL 4.2 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2552 2262 290 2616 SINCE 7/1 9799 9412 387 MM COOLING TOTAL 6 18 -12 8 SINCE 1/1 6 17 -11 8 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/10 LATEST 05/17 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/310 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/340 DATE 03/19 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/210 DATE 03/05 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.57 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 53 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 21 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 19 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 23 SLEET 1 FOG 34 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 6 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && REMARKS... GFK SPRING 2020 SEASONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY THE SPRING SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS COOLER THAN NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 48.2 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 37.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 3.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 25.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.25 INCHES WITH MAY HAVING THE MOST LIQUID PRECIPITATION WITH 1.05 INCHES REPORTED. OVERALLPRECIPITATION WAS 2.4 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS 10.4 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.5 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. APRIL HAD THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNT FOR THE SEASON WITH 6.0 INCHES DUE TO A LATE SEASON STORM. REMEMBER THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. $$