Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011725 CLSFGF FGFCLSFGF 000 TTAA00 FGF 011704 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1035 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2020 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2019 TO 2/29/2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2020 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 67 02/22/2000 LOW -43 01/11/1912 HIGHEST 42 02/01 19 23 41 01/04 LOWEST -24 01/16 2 -26 -34 01/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 20.4 19.4 1.0 15.2 AVG. MINIMUM 2.5 2.5 -0.0 -0.9 MEAN 11.5 10.9 0.6 7.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 MM DAYS MAX <= 32 81 72.6 8.4 MM DAYS MIN <= 32 91 89.4 1.6 MM DAYS MIN <= 0 37 39.6 -2.6 MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.39 1996 MINIMUM 0.37 2002 TOTALS 2.52 1.95 0.57 2.49 DAILY AVG. 0.03 NAN NAN 0.03 DAYS >= .01 23 19.1 3.9 MM DAYS >= .10 7 6.1 0.9 MM DAYS >= .50 1 0.4 0.6 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.90 1MM29 TO 12/29 0.31 STORM TOTAL 1.11 MM (MM/DD(HH)) 12/28(12) TMM12/29(18) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 75.3 1996 24 HR TOTAL 15.7 12/25/2009 TO 12/25/2009 SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 35.2 28.2 7.0 46.7 LIQUID EQUIV 3.50 2.80 0.70 4.67 SINCE 7/1 52.9 35.3 17.6 60.5 LIQUID 7/1 5.29 3.50 1.79 3.88 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 13 9 DAYS >= TRACE 50 20.9 29.1 MM DAYS >= 1.0 8 8.4 -0.4 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 18 01/15 20 02/24 02/23 24 HR TOTAL 10.1 12/29 TO 12/29 4.6 02/03 TO 02/03 STORM TOTAL 12.8 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4852 4866 -14 5156 SINCE 7/1 7037 7052 -15 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/28 LATEST 05/10 ................................................................ 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 0 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 30 SLEET 0 FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY WINTER SEASON WAS NEAR NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT THE GRAND FORKS NWS/UNIVERSITY. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 20.4 DEGREES WAS 0.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON OF 2.52 INCHES WAS 0.57 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL. THE BULK OF THIS PRECIPITATION OCCURRED FROM LATE DECEMBER INTO MID JANUARY. TOTAL SNOWFALL PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO ABOVE NORMAL. THE 35.2 INCHES WAS 7.0 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD. OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT STORM OF THE SEASON WAS DECEMBER 28TH AND 29TH. THE AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON RANKED AS THE FIFTEENTH HIGHEST AMOUNT. THE RECORD FOR THE PERIOD IS 75.3 INCHES WHICH WAS SET IN THE 1995-96 WINTER SEASON, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY 74.3 INCHES IN THE 1996-97 SEASON. 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). $$ GUST