Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
619 CXUS53 KFGF 011130 CLMFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 513 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 65 12/06/1939 LOW -36 12/29/1887 HIGHEST 62 12/07 21 41 33 12/13 12/14 12/15 LOWEST 8 12/18 4 4 -25 12/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 37.8 24.0 13.8 16.2 AVG. MINIMUM 25.3 7.5 17.8 1.7 MEAN 31.5 15.7 15.8 9.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 7 22.3 -15.3 27 DAYS MIN <= 32 24 30.8 -6.8 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 9.6 -9.6 14 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.28 1927 MINIMUM 0.02 1913 TOTALS 3.00 0.89 2.11 1.95 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.03 0.07 0.06 DAYS >= .01 8 10.0 -2.0 11 DAYS >= .10 4 2.6 1.4 6 DAYS >= .50 3 0.3 2.7 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.0 1.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.22 12/25 TO 12/26 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 33.5 2008 SNOW DEPTH 15 12/29/2022 12/28/2022 12/27/2022 TOTALS 2.8 11.7 -8.9 22.8 SINCE 7/1 5.6 19.7 -14.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 8 DAYS >= 1.0 1 3.3 -2.3 7 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 12/16 15 12/27 12/17 12/25 12/28 12/29 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1030 1527 -497 1731 SINCE 7/1 2535 3448 -913 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/350 DATE 12/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/350 DATE 12/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0 FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 9 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION AND BELOW NORMAL IN SNOWFALL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 31.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 15.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 25.9 DEGREES SET IN 1959. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH. TWO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. ON DECEMBER 7, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 53 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1918. A HIGH OF 46 DEGREES REPORTED ON DECEMBER 24 BROKE THE OLD THE RECORD OF 45 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1957. ADDITIONALLY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 53 ON DECEMBER 6TH RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 65 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1939. ALSO, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 45 ON DECEMBER 23RD RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 46 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1899. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 3.00 INCHES WHICH WAS 2.11 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD FOR MONTHLY LIQUID PRECIPITATION BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 2.28 INCHES SET IN 1927. THREE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. ON DECEMBER 24, 0.51 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.42 INCHES RECORDED IN 1912. ON DECEMBER 25, 0.78 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.76 INCHES RECORDED IN 2009. ON DECEMBER 26, 1.03 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.53 INCHES RECORDED IN 1988. ADDITIONALLY, THE 0.44 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION THAT FELL ON DECEMBER 23 RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 0.45 INCHES REPORTED IN 1945. THE FIVE-DAY TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 2.83 INCHES REPORTED BETWEEN DECEMBER 23RD AND DECEMBER 27TH ALSO SETS A RECORD WITH THE PREVIOUS INCLUSIVE TOTAL OF 1.53 INCHES SET BACK IN 2009. THIS WAS A RESULT OF A SLOW MOVING WARM LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRODUCING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN AND ICE. SNOWFALL FOR DECEMBER WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.8 INCHES WHICH IS 8.9 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 (NCEI). $$