Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011815 CLSFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1215 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2022 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2021 TO 2/28/2022... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2022 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 48 12/01 19 29 49 12/08 LOWEST -29 01/01 2 -31 -26 02/13 02/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 16.2 19.4 -3.2 23.1 AVG. MINIMUM -3.9 2.5 -6.4 6.3 MEAN 6.2 10.9 -4.7 14.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 78 72.6 5.4 63 DAYS MIN <= 32 90 89.4 0.6 90 DAYS MIN <= 0 58 39.6 18.4 29 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.39 1996 MINIMUM 0.37 2002 TOTALS 2.91 1.95 0.96 0.78 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 DAYS >= .01 32 19.1 12.9 MM DAYS >= .10 9 6.1 2.9 MM DAYS >= .50 0 0.4 -0.4 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.39 12/27 TO 12/27 0.11 02/23 TO 02/23 STORM TOTAL 0.39 0.11 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 75.3 1996 24 HR TOTAL 15.7 12/25/2009 TO 12/25/2009 SNOW DEPTH 12 02/21/2022 02/20/2022 02/07/2022 TOTALS 53.0 28.2 24.8 12.5 LIQUID EQUIV 5.30 2.80 2.50 1.25 SINCE 7/1 59.7 35.3 24.4 MM LIQUID 7/1 5.97 3.50 2.47 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 7 2 DAYS >= TRACE 61 20.9 40.1 MM DAYS >= 1.0 16 8.4 7.6 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 12R 02/07 4 01/31 02/20 02/21 02/01 02/02 24 HR TOTAL 15.5 MM 2.9 STORM TOTAL 7.9 2.1 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5266 4866 400 4479 SINCE 7/1 6841 6960 -119 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 05/10 ................................................................ 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 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 29 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE WINTER SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) OVERALL HAD WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON TRENDED COLDER AS THE SEASON PROGRESSED. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 12.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND JANUARY WAS 2.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.0 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 8.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. OVERALL, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 6.2 DEGREES WHICH IS 4.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.91 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.10 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 53.0 INCHES WHICH WAS 21.0 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). $$