Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011021
CLAGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
415 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2022
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2021
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 109 07/12/1936
LOW -43 01/30/2004
01/11/1912
HIGHEST 103 06/04 51 52 97 06/16
LOWEST -33 12/31 29 -62 -30 01/16
AVG. MAXIMUM 55.2 50.6 4.6 52.0
AVG. MINIMUM 30.9 28.9 2.0 29.2
MEAN 43.0 39.8 3.2 40.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 28 8.6 19.4 12
DAYS MAX <= 32 81 101.3 -20.3 97
DAYS MIN <= 32 193 184.7 8.3 205
DAYS MIN <= 0 43 51.1 -8.1 38
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 28.11 2019
MINIMUM 12.61 1989
TOTALS 19.13 21.74 -2.61 19.35
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.06 -0.01 0.05
DAYS >= .01 87 104.8 -17.8 85
DAYS >= .10 41 45.4 -4.4 32
DAYS >= .50 13 12.2 0.8 7
DAYS >= 1.00 5 4.1 0.9 5
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.73 MM 5.65
STORM TOTAL 1.73 4.26
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 96.4 1997
24 HR TOTAL 11.5 MM
SNOW DEPTH 20 01/21/2020
01/20/2020
TOTALS 42.2 48.4 -6.2 35.7
LIQUID EQUIV 4.20 4.80 -0.60 3.60
SINCE 7/1 33.9 20.5 13.4 MM
LIQUID 7/1 3.39 2.00 1.39 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 3
DAYS >= TRACE 78 43.4 34.6 76
DAYS >= 1.0 14 14.7 -0.7 11
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 8 12/06 20 01/20
12/29
12/31
01/21
24 HR TOTAL 2.3 10.7 01/18 TO 01/18
STORM TOTAL 7.8 5.2
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8519 9533 -1014 9361
SINCE 7/1 3321 3765 -444 MM
COOLING TOTAL 672 384 288 541
SINCE 1/1 672 383 289 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/17
LATEST 05/28
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 51/290 DATE 06/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 69/040 DATE 08/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 110
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 168
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 85
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 26 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 13 RAIN 26
LIGHT RAIN 77 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 4
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 9
LIGHT SNOW 69 SLEET 2
FOG 119 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 19
HAZE 82
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE CALENDAR YEAR 2021 AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 43.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.2
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 19.13 INCHES WHICH IS 2.61 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. A WETTER PERIOD OCCURRED DURING MAY AND JUNE WITH
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS INCREASING AGAIN FROM THE AUGUST THROUGH
DECEMBER PERIOD. AUGUST SAW THE MOST PRECIPITATION WITH 5.06 INCHES
OF RAIN.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. THERE
WAS 42.2 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH IS 6.2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. JANUARY
THROUGH APRIL SAW THE LEAST SNOW WITH A TOTAL OF 9.3 INCHES.
NOVEMBER SAW 6.9 INCHES AND SEVERAL SYSTEMS DURING DECEMBER MADE UP
THE BULK OF SNOWFALL WITH 27.0 INCHES, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN
HALF THE ANNUAL SNOWFALL.
REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.
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