Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 051417 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 911 AM CDT TUE SEP 5 2023 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 6/1/2023 TO 8/31/2023... 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 109 07/12/1936 LOW 28 06/01/1917 06/03/1910 06/02/1910 HIGHEST 100 06/20 80 20 100 06/19 LOWEST 42 07/11 55 -13 37 06/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 81.8 79.0 2.8 81.5 AVG. MINIMUM 56.4 54.7 1.7 56.5 MEAN 69.1 66.9 2.2 69.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 12 7.2 4.8 8 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 16.98 1993 MINIMUM 3.37 1967 TOTALS 5.24 10.10 -4.86 8.17 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.11 -0.05 0.09 DAYS >= .01 28 31.1 -3.1 25 DAYS >= .10 12 17.6 -5.6 13 DAYS >= .50 2 6.4 -4.4 7 DAYS >= 1.00 1 2.4 -1.4 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.15 0MM24 TO 06/25 1.82 STORM TOTAL 1.07 1.41 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM STORM TOTAL 0.0 0.0 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 71 165 -94 84 SINCE 7/1 62 77 -15 MM COOLING TOTAL 464 337 127 477 SINCE 1/1 547 352 195 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST MM LATEST 05/02 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 0/350 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/210 DATE 07/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/210 DATE 07/13 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 26 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 57 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 25 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 38 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 50 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 44 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE SUMMER SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON STARTED WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURNED. JUNE WAS THE WARMEST MONTH BEFORE DIPPING SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL DURING JULY. AUGUST TEMPERATURES TRENDED SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TO END THE SEASON. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 69.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH JUST OVER HALF THE NORMAL PRECIPITATION RECEIVED. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 5.24 INCHES WHICH WAS 4.86 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. JUNE WAS THE WETTEST MONTH WITH 2.23 INCHES OF RAIN, ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL 1.54 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. DRIER CONDITIONS PERSISTED AS TOTAL RAINFALL FOR JULY WAS 1.87 INCHES AND AUGUST FINISHED WITH ONLY 1.14 INCHES OF RAINFALL. 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). $$