Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 051425 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 911 AM CDT TUE SEP 5 2023 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 6/1/2023 TO 8/31/2023... 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 114 07/06/1936 LOW 28 06/01/1888 HIGHEST 98 06/20 80 18 101 06/19 07/26 LOWEST 48 07/11 55 -7 37 06/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 83.7 80.3 3.4 81.2 AVG. MINIMUM 61.1 57.3 3.8 57.9 MEAN 72.4 68.8 3.6 69.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 16 9.1 6.9 8 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 18.88 1944 MINIMUM 1.86 1936 TOTALS 8.70 9.96 -1.26 7.76 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.11 -0.01 0.09 DAYS >= .01 28 30.1 -2.1 27 DAYS >= .10 10 17.4 -7.4 16 DAYS >= .50 4 6.3 -2.3 6 DAYS >= 1.00 3 2.3 0.7 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.16 1.75 07/14 TO 07/15 STORM TOTAL 3.11 1.54 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM STORM TOTAL 0.0 0.0 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 14 110 -96 68 SINCE 7/1 14 48 -34 MM COOLING TOTAL 713 459 254 509 SINCE 1/1 841 489 352 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST MM LATEST 04/29 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 0/060 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/300 DATE 07/19 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/300 DATE 07/19 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.24 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 68 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 20 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 24 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 9 RAIN 10 LIGHT RAIN 36 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 18 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE SUMMER SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON GENERALLY REMAINED ON THE WARM SIDE. JUNE AND AUGUST HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WHILE JULY WAS RIGHT AT NORMAL VALUES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 72.4 DEGREES WHICH IS 3.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 8.70 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.26 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. JUNE AND AUGUST WERE THE WETTEST MONTHS DESPITE STILL REMAINING BELOW NORMAL WITH 3.75 INCHES AND 4.00 INCHES, RESPECTIVELY. JULY WAS MUCH DRIER AS ONLY 0.95 INCHES FELL FOR THE MONTH. THE MOISTURE DEFICIT WAS GREATLY REDUCED DURING AUGUST AS THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN BECAME WETTER. A RAINFALL TOTAL OF 3.11 INCHES ON AUGUST 5 SHATTERED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.40 INCHES IN 1923 AND HELPED PUSHED SEASONAL RAINFALL TOTALS MUCH CLOSER TO NORMAL VALUES. 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). $$