Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011440 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 934 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2021 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2021 TO 5/31/2021... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2021 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 05/30/1934 LOW -34 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 86 05/01 53 33 86 05/27 05/21 05/24 LOWEST -5 03/01 32 -37 0 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.7 53.1 4.6 50.8 AVG. MINIMUM 32.3 31.5 0.8 30.2 MEAN 45.0 42.3 2.7 40.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 12.5 -9.5 11 DAYS MIN <= 32 54 45.1 8.9 52 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 3.5 -2.5 1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.44 1902 MINIMUM 1.28 1980 TOTALS 2.29 5.88 -3.59 3.22 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.06 -0.04 0.03 DAYS >= .01 20 27.3 -7.3 24 DAYS >= .10 7 13.1 -6.1 7 DAYS >= .50 1 3.4 -2.4 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.78 0MM08 TO 04/09 0.98 STORM TOTAL 0.73 0.98 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 33.6 1997 24 HR TOTAL 13.2 04/08/1904 TO 04/08/1904 SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 4.8 13.3 -8.5 6.2 LIQUID EQUIV 0.50 1.30 -0.80 0.60 SINCE 7/1 28.8 51.4 -22.6 MM LIQUID 7/1 2.88 5.10 -2.22 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 2 DAYS >= TRACE 14 7.9 6.1 20 DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.6 -1.6 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 03/01 11 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM 5.6 STORM TOTAL 2.4 4.8 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1845 2124 -279 2238 SINCE 7/1 8171 8746 -575 MM COOLING TOTAL 35 30 5 13 SINCE 1/1 35 30 5 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/09 LATEST 05/12 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/350 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/270 DATE 05/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/260 DATE 05/25 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 53 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 22 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 25 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0 FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE SPRING SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 45.0 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.29 INCHES WHICH WAS 3.59 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE FOURTH LOWEST PRECIPITATION TOTAL WITH THE LOWEST RECORDED OF 0.98 INCHES RECORDED BACK IN 1891. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 4.8 INCHES WHICH WAS 8.5 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). $$