Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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421 CXUS53 KFGF 011514 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 835 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2024 TO 5/31/2024... 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 101 05/21/1964 LOW -38 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 86 05/17 53 33 90 05/26 05/27 LOWEST 6 03/23 31 -25 -13 03/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.7 50.9 2.8 47.5 AVG. MINIMUM 31.2 28.6 2.6 24.6 MEAN 42.5 39.7 2.8 36.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 12 14.9 -2.9 32 DAYS MIN <= 32 46 51.2 -5.2 56 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 5.2 -5.2 19 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.86 2022 MINIMUM 1.41 1980 TOTALS 6.40 4.92 1.48 4.00 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.05 0.02 0.04 DAYS >= .01 30 25.7 4.3 27 DAYS >= .10 15 11.9 3.1 12 DAYS >= .50 5 2.8 2.2 3 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.17 0MM23 TO 05/24 0.72 STORM TOTAL 0.94 0.60 (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 19 03/12/2023 TOTALS 2.3 10.9 -8.6 31.7 LIQUID EQUIV 0.20 1.00 -0.80 3.20 SINCE 7/1 19.7 48.4 -28.7 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.97 4.80 -2.83 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 5 DAYS >= TRACE 14 8.3 5.7 25 DAYS >= 1.0 0 3.4 -3.4 10 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 03/01 19 03/12 03/03 03/27 24 HR TOTAL MM MM STORM TOTAL 0.8 9.1 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2054 2340 -286 2719 SINCE 7/1 7736 9443 -1707 MM COOLING TOTAL 6 15 -9 83 SINCE 1/1 6 15 -9 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/08 LATEST 05/02 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/350 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/260 DATE 03/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/260 DATE 03/03 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.61 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 42 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 33 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 12 LIGHT RAIN 36 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 0 FOG 32 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 22 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MARCH THROUGH MAY SPRING SEASON WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN LONG TERM AVERAGES AT THE GRAND FORKS AIRPORT. WHILE THERE WERE SOME PERIODS OF BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATUES, PARTICULARLY DURING THE SECOND HALVES OF MARCH AND MAY, THE SPRING AS A WHOLE ENDED UP OVER 2 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE OVER THE COURSE OF THREE MONTHS, WITH NO DAYS BELOW ZERO. PRECIPITATION WAS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH A TOTAL OF 6.40 INCHES. MOST OF THAT RAINFALL FELL DURING THE LATER PART OF THE SPRING, WITH MARCH CONTINUING THE BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION OF THE WINTER WITH ONLY 0.17 OF MOISTURE BEFORE THE WET PATTERN RETURNED FOR APRIL AND MAY. SNOW TOTALS WERE WELL BELOW AVERAGE, WITH 2.3 INCHES OF SNOW FALLING DURING THE PERIOD. 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). $$