Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
228 CXUS53 KFGF 011744 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1133 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2024 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 56 12/06 19 37 39 02/11 02/26 LOWEST -15 01/14 1 -16 -26 12/20 02/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 29.2 19.2 10.0 18.3 AVG. MINIMUM 15.2 0.6 14.6 -0.1 MEAN 22.2 9.9 12.3 9.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 51 73.6 -22.6 74 DAYS MIN <= 32 89 89.3 -0.3 90 DAYS MIN <= 0 16 43.8 -27.8 49 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.78 1989 MINIMUM 0.37 2002 TOTALS 1.42 1.66 -0.24 1.97 DAILY AVG. 0.02 NAN NAN 0.02 DAYS >= .01 15 24.0 -9.0 14 DAYS >= .10 7 5.4 1.6 6 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 12/23 TO 12/24 0.82 12/13 TO 12/14 STORM TOTAL 0.43 0.57 (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 15 12/22/2022 TOTALS 13.0 29.3 -16.3 23.4 LIQUID EQUIV 1.30 2.90 -1.60 2.34 SINCE 7/1 17.4 37.5 -20.1 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.74 3.70 -1.96 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 11 DAYS >= TRACE 35 28.1 6.9 49 DAYS >= 1.0 5 8.9 -3.9 6 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 01/23 15 12/22 01/24 01/25 24 HR TOTAL MM MM 0.9 STORM TOTAL 3.6 5.4 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3884 4959 -1075 5008 SINCE 7/1 5682 7204 -1522 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/08 LATEST 05/02 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/290 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/340 DATE 12/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/350 DATE 12/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 33 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 41 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 7 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 6 LIGHT SNOW 37 SLEET 3 FOG 48 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 17 HAZE 35 - 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 ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL MOISTURE, WITH BELOW NORMAL SNOWFALL. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON REMAINED ON THE WARM SIDE EXCEPT FOR MID JANUARY WHEN AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK RESULTED IN DAILY BELOW AVERAGE DEPARTURES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 22.2 DEGREES WHICH IS 12.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD OF 19.6 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1983. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS NEAR NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.42 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.24 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. DECEMBER WAS THE WETTEST MONTH WITH 0.93 INCHES. A DECEMBER ICE STORM HELPED PUSH TOTALS TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS 13.0 INCHES WHICH IS 16.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL, OR SLIGHTLY LESS THAN HALF OF SEASONAL AMOUNTS. 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). $$