Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011512 CLSFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 911 AM CST THU DEC 1 2022 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 9/1/2022 TO 11/30/2022... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 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 102 09/05/1978 LOW -35 11/30/1905 HIGHEST 89 09/01 100 -11 91 09/28 LOWEST 2 11/18 -35 37 0 11/25 11/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 54.7 52.6 2.1 58.1 AVG. MINIMUM 34.5 33.8 0.7 38.5 MEAN 44.6 43.2 1.4 48.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 16 13.0 3.0 9 DAYS MIN <= 32 40 40.7 -0.7 34 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.0 -2.0 1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.73 2019 MINIMUM 0.37 1993 TOTALS 1.51 5.29 -3.78 5.84 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.06 -0.04 0.06 DAYS >= .01 23 21.7 1.3 17 DAYS >= .10 3 10.9 -7.9 12 DAYS >= .50 1 2.5 -1.5 5 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.66 1.18 10/09 TO 10/09 STORM TOTAL 0.66 1.18 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 24.1 1958 24 HR TOTAL 12.4 11/18/1998 TO 11/18/1998 SNOW DEPTH 4 11/14/2021 TOTALS 12.7 6.9 5.8 6.7 LIQUID EQUIV 1.30 0.60 0.70 0.70 SINCE 7/1 12.7 6.6 6.1 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.27 0.60 0.67 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0 DAYS >= TRACE 21 5.0 16.0 11 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.0 -1.0 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5R 11/21 4 11/14 11/22 11/23 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM STORM TOTAL 9.1 3.5 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1861 2016 -155 1560 SINCE 7/1 1874 2083 -209 MM COOLING TOTAL 27 33 -6 65 SINCE 1/1 539 431 108 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 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 0 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 FALL SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) OVERALL HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 44.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.51 INCHES WHICH WAS 3.78 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER RECORDED BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION WITH VALUES OF 0.43 AND 0.21 INCHES RESPECTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE BELOW NORMAL SEASONAL RAINFALL. NOVEMBER HAD NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH ALTHOUGH WITH 0.87 INCHES. THIS FALL SEASON RANKS AS THE EIGHTH DRIEST ON RECORD WITH THE RECORD OF 0.37 INCHES SET BACK IN 1993. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 12.7 INCHES WHICH WAS 5.8 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. A RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL EVENT IN EARLY NOVEMBER SAW 9.1 INCHES RECORDED WHICH EXCEEDED THE NORMAL SNOWFALL VALUE FOR THE ENTIRE 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). $$