Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011811 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1209 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2022 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2021 TO 2/28/2022... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2022 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 01/30/2004 HIGHEST 47 12/01 19 28 50 12/08 LOWEST -37 01/01 1 -38 -27 02/13 AVG. MAXIMUM 15.5 19.2 -3.7 23.7 AVG. MINIMUM -7.1 0.6 -7.7 5.5 MEAN 4.2 9.9 -5.7 14.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 78 73.6 4.4 61 DAYS MIN <= 32 90 89.3 0.7 90 DAYS MIN <= 0 64 43.8 20.2 28 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.78 1989 MINIMUM 0.37 2002 TOTALS 2.86 1.66 1.20 0.86 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 DAYS >= .01 35 24.0 11.0 20 DAYS >= .10 11 5.4 5.6 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.41 1MM26 TO 12/27 0.20 STORM TOTAL 0.30 0.18 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 57.7 1997 24 HR TOTAL 13.5 01/17/1996 TO 01/17/1996 SNOW DEPTH 11 02/07/2022 02/06/2022 TOTALS 46.8 29.3 17.5 13.7 LIQUID EQUIV 4.70 2.90 1.80 1.37 SINCE 7/1 53.7 37.5 16.2 MM LIQUID 7/1 5.37 3.70 1.67 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 7 1 DAYS >= TRACE 62 28.1 33.9 MM DAYS >= 1.0 14 8.9 5.1 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 11R 02/06 3 01/01 02/07 01/02 01/03 24 HR TOTAL 12.9 MM 2.3 STORM TOTAL 7.8 4.0 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 5441 4959 482 4489 SINCE 7/1 7088 7106 -18 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/17 LATEST 05/28 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/290 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/350 DATE 02/11 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/310 DATE 02/18 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 46 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 28 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 19 LIGHT SNOW 60 SLEET 1 FOG 60 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 12 HAZE 32 - 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 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON TRENDED COLDER AS THE SEASON PROGRESSED. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER WAS 10.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. JANUARY WAS 0.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A SERIES OF ARCTIC OUTBREAKS DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY KEPT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL. THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY SAW AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 1.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 9.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. OVERALL, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 4.2 DEGREES WHICH IS 5.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.86 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.20 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 46.8 INCHES WHICH WAS 17.5 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). $$