Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011501 RRA CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 900 AM CST THU DEC 1 2022 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 9/1/2022 TO 11/30/2022... 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 103 09/02/1983 LOW -31 11/29/1985 HIGHEST 90 09/01 103 -13 92 09/28 LOWEST 11/18 -31 30 -1 11/25 11/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 55.7 53.3 2.4 58.4 AVG. MINIMUM 32.6 31.9 0.7 36.7 MEAN 44.2 42.6 1.6 47.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 1.0 0.0 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 16 12.8 3.2 9 DAYS MIN <= 32 45 44.2 0.8 39 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 2.1 -0.1 1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.57 2019 MINIMUM 0.79 2020 TOTALS 1.22 5.06 -3.84 5.97 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.06 -0.05 0.07 DAYS >= .01 22 24.0 -2.0 18 DAYS >= .10 4 10.5 -6.5 11 DAYS >= .50 0 2.8 -2.8 5 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.0 -1.0 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.25 11/10 TO 11/10 1.56 10/09 TO 10/10 STORM TOTAL 0.25 1.50 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 35.8 1985 24 HR TOTAL 12.4 11/18/1998 TO 11/18/1998 SNOW DEPTH 4 11/15/2021 11/14/2021 TOTALS 7.5 8.2 -0.7 6.9 LIQUID EQUIV 0.80 0.80 0.00 0.70 SINCE 7/1 7.5 8.2 -0.7 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.75 0.80 -0.05 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0 DAYS >= TRACE 19 7.0 12.0 9 DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.4 -0.4 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5R 11/20 4 11/14 11/15 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM STORM TOTAL 3.9 3.8 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1902 2069 -167 1620 SINCE 7/1 1918 2146 -228 MM COOLING TOTAL 25 31 -6 55 SINCE 1/1 513 383 130 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/27 LATEST 05/21 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/270 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/270 DATE 11/06 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/270 DATE 11/06 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 31 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 34 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 26 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 22 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 20 SLEET 1 FOG 30 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 21 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE FALL SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 44.2 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 1.22 INCHES WHICH WAS 3.84 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. A DRY SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER CONTRIBUTED TO THE BELOW AVERAGE SEASONAL RAINFALL WITH VALUES OF 0.53 AND 0.17 INCHES RESPECTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE BELOW NORMAL SEASONAL RAINFALL. NOVEMBER HAD CLOSER TO NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH ALTHOUGH STILL BELOW NORMAL WITH 0.52 INCHES. THIS FALL SEASON RANKS AS THE THIRD DRIEST ON RECORD WITH THE RECORD OF 0.79 INCHES SET IN 2020. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 7.5 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.7 INCHES BELOW 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). $$