Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011435 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 919 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2023 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2023 TO 5/31/2023... 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 104 05/30/1934 LOW -34 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 93 05/23 53 40 84 05/28 05/31 LOWEST -18 03/02 32 -50 -9 03/12 AVG. MAXIMUM 50.5 53.1 -2.6 47.5 AVG. MINIMUM 27.8 31.5 -3.7 29.5 MEAN 39.1 42.3 -3.2 38.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 7 1.0 6.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 22 12.5 9.5 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 50 45.1 4.9 57 DAYS MIN <= 0 12 3.5 8.5 4 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.44 1902 MINIMUM 1.28 1980 TOTALS 5.85 5.88 -0.03 9.14 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.06 -0.00 0.10 DAYS >= .01 34 27.3 6.7 37 DAYS >= .10 17 13.1 3.9 19 DAYS >= .50 2 3.4 -1.4 7 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.14 0MM06 TO 05/07 1.83 STORM TOTAL 0.96 1.13 (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 8 03/10/2022 03/09/2022 03/07/2022 TOTALS 31.8 13.3 18.5 10.0 LIQUID EQUIV 3.20 1.30 1.90 1.00 SINCE 7/1 67.4 51.4 16.0 MM LIQUID 7/1 6.74 5.10 1.64 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 9 1 DAYS >= TRACE 18 7.9 10.1 24 DAYS >= 1.0 7 3.6 3.4 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 23R 03/22 8 03/07 03/09 03/10 24 HR TOTAL MM MM STORM TOTAL 8.1 4.2 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2484 2124 360 2428 SINCE 7/1 9279 8746 533 MM COOLING TOTAL 128 30 98 16 SINCE 1/1 128 30 98 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/06 LATEST 05/22 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/000 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/340 DATE 04/30 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/350 DATE 04/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.37 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 50 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 22 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 22 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 7 LIGHT SNOW 19 SLEET 0 FOG 40 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 31 - 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 BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES, BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE AND MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON TRENDED WARMER AS THE SEASON PROGRESSED. MARCH AND APRIL WERE MUCH COOLER WITH MAY ON THE WARMER SIDE RESULTING IN THE SECOND HIGHEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THAT MONTH. DESPITE THE WARMTH DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 39.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 3.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS NEAR NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 5.85 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.03 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 31.8 INCHES WHICH WAS 18.5 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE SECOND HIGHEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL WITH THE RECORD OF 33.6 INCHES REPORTED BACK IN 1997. 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). $$