Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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858 CXUS53 KFGF 011507 CLSFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 835 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2024 TO 5/31/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 105 05/30/1934 LOW -36 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 84 05/17 54 30 89 05/27 LOWEST 7 03/23 32 -25 -9 03/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 52.8 50.8 2.0 47.4 AVG. MINIMUM 32.7 30.4 2.3 26.5 MEAN 42.7 40.6 2.1 36.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 14 14.8 -0.8 33 DAYS MIN <= 32 43 49.0 -6.0 55 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 4.3 -4.3 11 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.01 1896 MINIMUM 0.78 1952 TOTALS 7.41 5.09 2.32 4.66 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.06 0.02 0.05 DAYS >= .01 32 24.5 7.5 33 DAYS >= .10 17 11.6 5.4 13 DAYS >= .50 5 3.2 1.8 4 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.7 0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.08 MM 0.72 STORM TOTAL 1.08 0.72 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 38.8 2023 24 HR TOTAL 18.0 03/06/1995 TO 03/06/1995 SNOW DEPTH 26 04/05/2023 TOTALS 2.7 10.9 -8.2 38.8 LIQUID EQUIV 0.30 1.00 -0.70 3.90 SINCE 7/1 29.1 48.7 -19.6 MM LIQUID 7/1 2.91 4.80 -1.89 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 9 DAYS >= TRACE 16 7.3 8.7 24 DAYS >= 1.0 1 3.2 -2.2 11 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 03/01 26 04/05 24 HR TOTAL MM MM STORM TOTAL 1.6 8.8 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2034 2265 -231 2645 SINCE 7/1 7727 9236 -1509 MM COOLING TOTAL 5 20 -15 86 SINCE 1/1 5 21 -16 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/10 LATEST 05/02 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MARCH THROUGH MAY SPRING SEASON WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN LONG TERM AVERAGES AT THE GRAND FORKS UND/NWS CLIMATE SITE. WHILE THERE WERE SOME PERIODS OF BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATUES, PARTICULARLY DURING THE SECOND HALVES OF MARCH AND MAY, THE SPRING AS A WHOLE ENDED UP OVER 2 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE OVER THE COURSE OF THREE MONTHS, WITH NO DAYS BELOW ZERO. PRECIPITATION WAS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH A TOTAL OF 7.41 INCHES. MOST OF THAT RAINFALL FELL DURING THE LATER PART OF THE SPRING, WITH MARCH CONTINUING THE BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION OF THE WINTER WITH ONLY 0.22 OF MOISTURE BEFORE THE WET PATTERN RETURNED FOR APRIL AND MAY. SNOW TOTALS WERE WELL BELOW AVERAGE, WITH 2.6 INCHES OF SNOW FALLING IN MARCH, 0.1 OF AN INCH IN APRIL, AND NONE REPORTED IN MAY. 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). $$