Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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116 CXUS53 KFGF 041716 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1115 AM CST WED DEC 4 2019 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 9/1/2019 TO 11/30/2019... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2019 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 09/20 103 -13 92 09/16 LOWEST 0 11/11 -31 31 -3 11/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 49.0 53.0 -4.0 47.0 AVG. MINIMUM 33.7 31.1 2.6 28.2 MEAN 41.4 42.0 -0.6 37.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.7 0.3 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 18 12.9 5.1 23 DAYS MIN <= 32 43 45.9 -2.9 53 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 2.8 -1.8 5 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.96 2008 MINIMUM 0.93 1976 TOTALS 12.57 4.97 7.60 5.84 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.05 0.09 0.06 DAYS >= .01 33 23.7 9.3 34 DAYS >= .10 18 11.0 7.0 14 DAYS >= .50 7 2.6 4.4 4 DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.1 2.9 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 4.46 MM 1.00 STORM TOTAL 3.81 MM (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 MM MM TOTALS 10.6 9.2 1.4 11.9 LIQUID EQUIV 1.10 MM MM 1.19 SINCE 7/1 10.6 9.2 1.4 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.06 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 24 6.9 17.1 24 DAYS >= 1.0 4 2.8 1.2 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 6 6 10/11 24 HR TOTAL 7.1 MM 6.5 STORM TOTAL 4.4 MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2176 2117 59 2495 SINCE 7/1 2226 2199 27 MM COOLING TOTAL 47 27 20 21 SINCE 1/1 432 379 53 519 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/10 LATEST 05/17 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/290 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/190 DATE 09/20 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/200 DATE 09/20 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.68 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 37 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 28 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 23 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 21 SLEET 0 FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER FALL SEASON WAS NEAR NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 41.4 DEGREES WAS 0.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON OF 12.57 INCHES WAS 7.60 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WAS DUE MAINLY TO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME THAT DROPPED RECORD RAINFALLS. THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL FOR THE SEASON BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 10.96 INCHES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2008. TOTAL SNOWFALL PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. THE 10.6 INCHES WAS 1.4 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD AS TWO SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS IMPACTED THE REGION. THE RECORD FOR THE PERIOD IS 35.8 INCHES WHICH WAS SET IN 1985. 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). $$