Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011607 CLSFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 935 AM CST WED MAR 1 2023 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2022 TO 2/28/2023... 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 67 02/22/2000 LOW -43 01/11/1912 HIGHEST 39 02/11 19 20 48 12/01 LOWEST -24 12/20 2 -26 -29 01/01 AVG. MAXIMUM 17.7 19.1 -1.4 16.2 AVG. MINIMUM 1.9 2.8 -0.9 -3.9 MEAN 9.8 11.0 -1.2 6.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 78 73.0 5.0 78 DAYS MIN <= 32 90 89.4 0.6 90 DAYS MIN <= 0 41 39.6 1.4 58 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.39 1996 MINIMUM 0.37 2002 TOTALS 2.16 1.81 0.35 2.91 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 18 19.1 -1.1 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 0.62 0.39 12/27 TO 12/27 STORM TOTAL 0.62 0.39 (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 33.7 32.0 1.7 53.0 LIQUID EQUIV 3.40 3.20 0.20 5.30 SINCE 7/1 46.4 38.6 7.8 MM LIQUID 7/1 4.64 3.80 0.84 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 13 7 DAYS >= TRACE 46 21.0 25.0 61 DAYS >= 1.0 9 8.0 1.0 16 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 18R 12/21 12 02/07 12/22 02/20 02/21 24 HR TOTAL 3.9 MM 15.5 STORM TOTAL 7.5 7.9 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4946 4866 80 5266 SINCE 7/1 6820 6947 -127 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 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 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 7 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 18 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 1 - 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 SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON STARTED ON THE COLDER SIDE IN DECEMBER BEFORE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH JANUARY AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN FEBRUARY. OVERALL, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 9.8 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.16 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.35 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. PERIODS OF WARMER TEMPERATURE WHEN RAIN FELL HELPED ACCOUNT FOR THE ABOVE NORMAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 33.7 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.7 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). $$