Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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789 CXUS53 KFGF 012046 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 333 AM CDT MON JUN 01 2020 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2020 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 05/27 53 33 91 05/30 LOWEST 0 03/21 32 -32 -20 03/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 50.8 53.8 -3.0 48.2 AVG. MINIMUM 30.2 32.3 -2.1 28.7 MEAN 40.5 43.0 -2.5 38.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.8 -0.8 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 11 10.8 0.2 16 DAYS MIN <= 32 52 44.2 7.8 48 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 2.9 -1.9 8 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.44 1902 MINIMUM 1.28 1980 TOTALS 3.22 5.47 -2.25 5.75 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.06 -0.03 0.06 DAYS >= .01 24 26.7 -2.7 28 DAYS >= .10 7 13.0 -6.0 10 DAYS >= .50 2 3.0 -1.0 6 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.98 MM 0.90 STORM TOTAL 0.98 MM (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 6.2 12.1 -5.9 17.6 LIQUID EQUIV 0.60 MM MM 1.76 SINCE 7/1 50.2 50.4 -0.2 MM LIQUID 7/1 5.02 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 6 DAYS >= TRACE 20 7.1 12.9 14 DAYS >= 1.0 1 3.3 -2.3 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 11 25 03/10 24 HR TOTAL 5.6 MM 9.0 STORM TOTAL 4.8 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2238 2051 187 2439 SINCE 7/1 9017 8728 289 MM COOLING TOTAL 13 31 -18 10 SINCE 1/1 13 31 -18 10 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/11 LATEST 05/20 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/330 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/340 DATE 03/05 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/330 DATE 03/05 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 37 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 45 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 18 SLEET 0 FOG 35 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && REMARKS... FAR SPRING 2020 SEASONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY THE SPRING SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS COOLER THAN NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 50.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.0 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 40.5 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 30.2 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 3.22 INCHES WITH APRIL HAVING THE MOST LIQUID PRECIPITATION WITH 1.61 INCHES REPORTED. OVERALLPRECIPITATION WAS 2.25 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS 6.2 INCHES WHICH WAS 5.9 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. APRIL HAD THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNT FOR THE SEASON WITH 5.6 INCHES DUE TO A LATE SEASON STORM. REMEMBER THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. $$