Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011442 CLSFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 919 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2023 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2023 TO 5/31/2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2023 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 89 05/27 54 35 83 05/28 LOWEST -9 03/29 32 -41 -9 03/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 47.4 50.8 -3.4 46.2 AVG. MINIMUM 26.5 30.5 -4.0 29.1 MEAN 36.9 40.6 -3.7 37.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 33 13.0 20.0 21 DAYS MIN <= 32 55 48.2 6.8 55 DAYS MIN <= 0 11 3.4 7.6 6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.01 1896 MINIMUM 0.78 1952 TOTALS 4.66 5.03 -0.37 12.84 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.05 -0.00 0.14 DAYS >= .01 33 22.0 11.0 32 DAYS >= .10 13 11.3 1.7 20 DAYS >= .50 4 2.9 1.1 9 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.72 MM 2.40 STORM TOTAL 0.72 2.40 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 30.5 1950 24 HR TOTAL 18.0 03/06/1995 TO 03/06/1995 SNOW DEPTH 12 04/13/2022 TOTALS 38.8R 10.6 28.2 17.8 LIQUID EQUIV 3.90 1.00 2.90 1.80 SINCE 7/1 85.2 49.3 35.9 MM LIQUID 7/1 8.52 4.90 3.62 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 9 2 DAYS >= TRACE 24 5.0 19.0 28 DAYS >= 1.0 11 2.0 9.0 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 26R 04/05 12 04/13 24 HR TOTAL MM MM STORM TOTAL 8.8 11.0 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2645 2263 382 2507 SINCE 7/1 9465 9208 257 MM COOLING TOTAL 86 21 65 16 SINCE 1/1 86 21 65 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/06 LATEST 05/21 ................................................................ 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 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE SPRING SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) OVERALL HAD BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE. 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 FIFTH HIGHEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THAT MONTH. DESPITE THE WARMTH DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 36.9 DEGREES WHICH IS 3.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 4.66 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.37 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 38.8 INCHES WHICH WAS 28.2 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A NEW SEASONAL RECORD AND BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 30.5 INCHES REPORTED BACK IN 1950. 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). $$