Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011813 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1213 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2022 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2021 TO 2/28/2022... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2022 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 -48 01/08/1887 HIGHEST 51 12/01 20 31 53 12/08 LOWEST -28 01/01 2 -30 -25 02/14 01/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 19.0 21.6 -2.6 24.3 AVG. MINIMUM -2.8 3.9 -6.7 7.8 MEAN 8.1 12.8 -4.7 16.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 71 68.9 2.1 64 DAYS MIN <= 32 89 88.9 0.1 90 DAYS MIN <= 0 55 37.0 18.0 23 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.28 2010 MINIMUM 0.27 1942 TOTALS 3.00 2.29 0.71 1.33 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.01 DAYS >= .01 26 26.4 -0.4 MM DAYS >= .10 12 6.9 5.1 MM DAYS >= .50 0 0.6 -0.6 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.62 MM 0.33 STORM TOTAL 0.35 0.33 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 57.0 1997 24 HR TOTAL 16.3 01/22/1982 TO 01/22/1982 SNOW DEPTH 14 01/02/2022 01/01/2022 12/31/2021 TOTALS 42.9 30.1 12.8 15.2 LIQUID EQUIV 4.30 3.00 1.30 1.52 SINCE 7/1 46.2 38.1 8.1 MM LIQUID 7/1 4.62 3.80 0.82 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 8 2 DAYS >= TRACE 54 27.3 26.7 MM DAYS >= 1.0 13 8.5 4.5 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 14R 12/31 5 01/01 01/01 01/02 01/02 01/03 24 HR TOTAL 10.8 MM 1.8 STORM TOTAL 4.5 3.4 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5097 4701 396 4352 SINCE 7/1 6572 6622 -50 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/20 LATEST 05/28 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/280 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/340 DATE 02/11 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/310 DATE 02/18 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 33 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 41 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 16 LIGHT SNOW 51 SLEET 0 FOG 40 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 51 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE WINTER SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON TRENDED COLDER AS THE SEASON PROGRESSED. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 14.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND JANUARY WAS 3.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A SERIES OF ARCTIC OUTBREAKS DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY KEPT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL. THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY SAW AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 3.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 10.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. OVERALL, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 8.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 4.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 3.00 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.71 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 42.9 INCHES WHICH WAS 12.8 INCHES ABOVE 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). $$