Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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144 CXUS53 KFGF 012042 CLSFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 332 AM CDT MON JUN 01 2020 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020... 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 105 05/30/1934 LOW -36 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 82 05/31 54 28 93 05/30 LOWEST -2 03/20 32 -34 -15 03/03 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.8 52.4 -3.6 47.5 AVG. MINIMUM 28.9 30.8 -1.9 28.3 MEAN 38.9 41.6 -2.7 37.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 16 13.0 3.0 17 DAYS MIN <= 32 57 48.2 8.8 48 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 3.4 -1.4 9 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.01 1896 MINIMUM 0.78 1952 TOTALS 3.49 4.75 -1.26 4.84 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.05 DAYS >= .01 21 22.0 -1.0 22 DAYS >= .10 8 11.3 -3.3 13 DAYS >= .50 1 2.9 -1.9 3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.7 0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.37 MM 0.94 STORM TOTAL 1.37 MM (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 MM MM TOTALS 19.0 7.5 11.5 19.8 LIQUID EQUIV 1.90 0.80 1.10 1.98 SINCE 7/1 71.9 43.4 28.5 MM LIQUID 7/1 7.19 4.30 2.89 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 4 6 DAYS >= TRACE 23 5.3 17.7 22 DAYS >= 1.0 5 2.4 2.6 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 15 04/02 23 03/15 24 HR TOTAL 10.0 0MM02 TO 04/03 6.2 STORM TOTAL 9.7 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2393 2178 215 2483 SINCE 7/1 9430 9125 305 MM COOLING TOTAL 10 26 -16 12 SINCE 1/1 10 26 -16 12 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 0.00 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 1 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 0 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && REMARKS... THE SPRING SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS COOLER THAN NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 48.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 38.9 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 28.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 3.49 INCHES WITH APRIL HAVING THE MOST LIQUID PRECIPITATION WITH 1.88 INCHES REPORTED. OVERALLPRECIPITATION WAS 1.26 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH 19.0 INCHES WHICH WAS 7.5 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. APRIL HAD THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNT FOR THE SEASON WITH 12.0 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. $$