Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
413 CXUS53 KFGF 011136 CLMGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 513 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 56 12/09/1990 LOW -33 12/31/2021 HIGHEST 56R 12/06 19 37 35 12/04 LOWEST 12/18 2 -3 -26 12/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 33.4 21.4 12.0 16.0 AVG. MINIMUM 19.3 4.2 15.1 1.0 MEAN 26.4 12.8 13.6 8.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 16 24.4 -8.4 25 DAYS MIN <= 32 30 31.0 -1.0 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 12.1 -11.1 16 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 1.96 1988 MINIMUM 0.07 1979 TOTALS 0.93 0.66 0.27 1.57 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.05 DAYS >= .01 8 8.8 -0.8 8 DAYS >= .10 4 2.4 1.6 5 DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 12/23 TO 12/24 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 30.2 1996 TOTALS 4.4 12.3 -7.9 16.6 SINCE 7/1 8.8 20.5 -11.7 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 9 DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.5 -1.5 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 12/09 15 12/22 12/10 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1191 1618 -427 1743 SINCE 7/1 2989 3765 -776 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 634 383 251 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 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 0.64 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 1 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 10 HAZE 9 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION BUT WELL BELOW NORMAL IN SNOWFALL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 26.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 13.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 22.5 DEGREES SET IN 1959. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH EXCEPT ON THE 18TH WHEN THE LOW TEMPERATURE DIPPED TO ONE DEGREE BELOW ZERO. TWO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. ON DECEMBER 6, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES BROKE OLD RECORD OF 46 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2020. A HIGH OF 55 DEGREES REPORTED ON DECEMBER 7 BROKE THE OLD THE RECORD OF 47 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1990. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 0.93 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.27 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON DECEMBER 24, 0.43 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.24 INCHES RECORDED IN 2009. THIS WAS A RESULT OF A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRODUCING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN AND ICE. SNOWFALL FOR DECEMBER WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 4.4 INCHES WHICH IS 7.9 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). $$