Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011431 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 919 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2023 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2023 TO 5/31/2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2023 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 90 05/26 53 37 84 05/27 05/27 05/28 LOWEST -13 03/29 31 -44 -14 03/12 AVG. MAXIMUM 47.5 50.9 -3.4 45.4 AVG. MINIMUM 24.6 28.6 -4.0 26.9 MEAN 36.0 39.7 -3.7 36.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.5 1.5 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 32 14.9 17.1 23 DAYS MIN <= 32 56 51.2 4.8 58 DAYS MIN <= 0 19 5.2 13.8 6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.86 2022 MINIMUM 1.41 1980 TOTALS 4.00 4.92 -0.92 10.86 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.12 DAYS >= .01 27 25.7 1.3 33 DAYS >= .10 12 11.9 0.1 20 DAYS >= .50 3 2.8 0.2 8 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.72 2.02 05/11 TO 05/12 STORM TOTAL 0.60 1.73 (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 10 04/13/2022 TOTALS 31.7 10.9 20.8 14.1 LIQUID EQUIV 3.20 1.00 2.20 1.40 SINCE 7/1 62.6 48.4 14.2 MM LIQUID 7/1 6.26 4.80 1.46 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 5 2 DAYS >= TRACE 25 8.3 16.7 26 DAYS >= 1.0 10 3.4 6.6 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 19R 03/12 10 04/13 24 HR TOTAL MM MM STORM TOTAL 9.1 9.0 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2719 2340 379 2638 SINCE 7/1 9645 9443 202 MM COOLING TOTAL 83 15 68 11 SINCE 1/1 83 15 68 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/27 LATEST 05/21 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/360 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/340 DATE 05/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/340 DATE 05/17 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.51 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 33 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 38 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 20 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 8 LIGHT SNOW 24 SLEET 0 FOG 46 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 13 HAZE 30 - 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 BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE, WITH ABOVE NORMAL SNOWFALL. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON TRENDED WARMER AS THE SEASON PROGRESSED. MARCH AND APRIL WERE MUCH COOLER WITH MAY ON THE WARMER SIDE RESULTING IN THE SECOND HIGHEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THAT MONTH. DESPITE THE WARMTH DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 36.0 DEGREES WHICH IS 3.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 4.00 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.92 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 31.7 INCHES WHICH WAS 20.8 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE SECOND HIGHEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL WITH THE RECORD BEING 34.9 INCHES REPORTED BACK IN 1966. 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). $$