Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011433 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 917 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2021 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2021 TO 5/31/2021... 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 101 05/21/1964 LOW -38 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 89 05/19 53 36 81 05/27 05/31 LOWEST -10 03/01 31 -41 -10 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.2 50.9 6.3 48.2 AVG. MINIMUM 28.3 28.6 -0.3 25.9 MEAN 42.8 39.7 3.1 37.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 4 14.9 -10.9 18 DAYS MIN <= 32 64 51.2 12.8 60 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 5.2 -4.2 4 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.95 1999 MINIMUM 1.41 1980 TOTALS 3.41 4.92 -1.51 2.25 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.02 DAYS >= .01 17 25.7 -8.7 20 DAYS >= .10 11 11.9 -0.9 8 DAYS >= .50 3 2.8 0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.91 0.53 05/04 TO 05/05 STORM TOTAL 0.75 0.47 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 34.9 1966 24 HR TOTAL 17.0 03/04/1966 TO 03/04/1966 SNOW DEPTH MM 04/02/2020 TOTALS 2.7 10.9 -8.2 10.4 LIQUID EQUIV 0.30 1.00 -0.70 1.00 SINCE 7/1 20.3 48.4 -28.1 MM LIQUID 7/1 2.03 4.80 -2.77 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 3 DAYS >= TRACE 18 8.3 9.7 24 DAYS >= 1.0 1 3.4 -2.4 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 04/14 11 04/02 24 HR TOTAL MM 6.0 04/02 TO 04/02 STORM TOTAL 2.4 4.2 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2041 2340 -299 2552 SINCE 7/1 8635 9443 -808 MM COOLING TOTAL 20 15 5 6 SINCE 1/1 20 15 5 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/08 LATEST 05/30 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/310 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/310 DATE 04/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/310 DATE 04/18 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 45 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 21 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 23 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 2 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 1 FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 13 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE SPRING SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 42.8 DEGREES WHICH IS 3.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 3.41 WHICH WAS 1.51 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 2.7 INCHES WHICH WAS 8.2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS IS THE EIGHTH LOWEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL ON RECORD WITH THE LOWEST OF TRACE RECORDED IN 1981. 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). $$