Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011631 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1030 AM CST MON MAR 1 2021 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS 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 1941 TO 2021 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 50 12/08 19 31 41 02/01 LOWEST -27 02/13 1 -28 -30 01/16 AVG. MAXIMUM 23.7 19.5 4.2 20.1 AVG. MINIMUM 5.5 0.5 5.0 -0.9 MEAN 14.6 10.0 4.6 9.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 61 71.5 -10.5 59 DAYS MIN <= 32 90 89.5 0.5 MM DAYS MIN <= 0 28 44.3 -16.3 MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.78 1989 MINIMUM 0.37 2002 TOTALS 0.86 1.68 -0.82 2.40 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 20 23.2 -3.2 24 DAYS >= .10 3 5.1 -2.1 7 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.20 0.84 12/29 TO 12/29 STORM TOTAL 0.18 0.84 (MM/DD(HH)) 12/28(12) TO 12/29(18) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 57.7 1997 24 HR TOTAL 13.5 01/17/1996 TO 01/17/1996 SNOW DEPTH 3 01/01/2021 01/02/2021 01/03/2021 TOTALS 13.7 28.0 -14.3 35.0 LIQUID EQUIV 1.40 2.80 -1.40 3.50 SINCE 7/1 17.6 37.2 -19.6 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.76 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 13 DAYS >= TRACE 41 27.0 14.0 42 DAYS >= 1.0 4 8.5 -4.5 8 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3R 01/01 20 01/20 01/02 01/03 01/21 24 HR TOTAL 2.3 10.7 01/18 TO 01/18 STORM TOTAL 4.0 9.4 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4489 4951 -462 5021 SINCE 7/1 6594 7149 -555 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/08 LATEST 05/30 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/260 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/350 DATE 12/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/340 DATE 12/23 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.61 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 39 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 31 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 2 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 39 SLEET 0 FOG 41 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 19 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE WINTER SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS 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 21.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 9.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND JANUARY WAS 17.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 12.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY DROPPED THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH TO 5.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. OVERALL, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 14.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 5.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 23.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 5.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.8 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 0.86 WHICH WAS 0.92 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS IS THE EIGHTH LOWEST SEASONAL PRECIPITATION TOTAL ON RECORD WITH THE RECORD OF 0.37 SET IN 2002. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 13.7 INCHES WHICH WAS 10.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS IS THE FIFTEENTH LOWEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL ON RECORD WITH THE LOWEST OF 2.8 INCHES RECORDED IN 1958. $$