Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
449 CXUS53 KFGF 011637 CLMFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1024 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2024 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 66 02/25/1958 LOW -47 02/09/1888 HIGHEST 61 02/26 23 38 36 02/08 02/13 LOWEST -8 02/28 5 -13 -21 02/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 39.7 22.7 17.0 21.3 AVG. MINIMUM 22.2 4.1 18.1 -0.0 MEAN 30.9 13.4 17.5 10.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 5 21.0 -16.0 21 DAYS MIN <= 32 26 27.3 -1.3 28 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 11.5 -9.5 15 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.18 1908 MINIMUM 0.03 1954 TOTALS 0.68 0.69 -0.01 0.36 DAILY AVG. 0.02 NAN NAN 0.01 DAYS >= .01 3 7.5 -4.5 7 DAYS >= .10 2 2.3 -0.3 1 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.50 02/08 TO 02/09 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 21.4 2019 SNOW DEPTH 12 02/05/2023 02/04/2023 02/03/2023 TOTALS 4.2 8.1 -3.9 4.8 SINCE 7/1 11.2 38.1 -26.9 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 10 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.6 -1.6 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 02/28 12 02/03 02/29 02/04 02/05 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 981 1445 -464 1516 SINCE 7/1 4990 6714 -1724 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/340 DATE 02/27 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/360 DATE 02/27 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 11 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL WAS BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS 17.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A RECORD FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 28.0 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1998. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 27TH AND 28TH WHEN A SYSTEM PUSHED ACROSS THE REGION. FIVE TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE EITHER SET OR TIED FOR THE MONTH. ON FEBRUARY 1, THE HIGH OF 48 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 45 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1931. ON FEBRUARY 21, THE HIGH OF 50 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 49 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1981. ON FEBRUARY 22, THE HIGH OF 49 DEGREES TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 49 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1958. ON FEBRUARY 24, THE HIGH OF 54 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 51 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1976. ON FEBRUARY 26, THE HIGH OF 61 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 59 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1896. HOWEVER, FIVE OTHER HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH RANKED IN THE TOP 10 FOR RECORD VALUES. ON FEBRUARY 2, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 45 DEGREES RANKED AS THIRD HIGHEST WITH THE RECORD OF 47 DEGREES SET IN 2000. A HIGH OF 43 DEGREES REPORTED ON FEBRUARY 6 RANKED AS THE SIXTH HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 50 DEGREES SET IN 1925. A HIGH OF 50 DEGREES REPORTED ON FEBRUARY 7 RANKED AS THE THIRD HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 51 DEGREES SET IN 1991. A HIGH OF 50 DEGREES REPORTED ON FEBRUARY 8 RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 51 DEGREES SET IN 1898. A HIGH OF 42 DEGREES REPORTED ON FEBRUARY 17 RANKED AS THE FIFTH HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 53 DEGREES SET IN 2017. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS NEAR NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 0.68 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.01 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. SNOWFALL FOR FEBRUARY WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 4.2 INCHES WHICH IS 3.6 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE 2.7 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL ON FEBRUARY 27 IS THE THIRD HIGHEST TOTAL FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 4.4 INCHES SET IN 1996. 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). $$