Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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126 CXUS53 KFGF 011457 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 835 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2024 TO 5/31/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 05/30/1934 LOW -34 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 88 05/17 53 35 93 05/23 05/31 LOWEST 11 03/23 32 -21 -18 03/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.3 53.1 4.2 50.5 AVG. MINIMUM 35.8 31.5 4.3 27.8 MEAN 46.5 42.3 4.2 39.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 7 DAYS MAX <= 32 8 12.5 -4.5 22 DAYS MIN <= 32 37 45.1 -8.1 50 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 3.5 -3.5 12 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.44 1902 MINIMUM 1.28 1980 TOTALS 9.10 5.88 3.22 5.85 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.06 0.04 0.06 DAYS >= .01 36 27.3 8.7 34 DAYS >= .10 17 13.1 3.9 17 DAYS >= .50 6 3.4 2.6 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.77 05/23 TO 05/24 1.14 05/06 TO 05/07 STORM TOTAL 1.17 0.96 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 33.6 1997 24 HR TOTAL 13.2 04/08/1904 TO 04/08/1904 SNOW DEPTH 23 03/22/2023 TOTALS 6.3 13.3 -7.0 31.8 LIQUID EQUIV 0.60 1.30 -0.70 3.20 SINCE 7/1 17.5 51.4 -33.9 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.75 5.10 -3.35 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 9 DAYS >= TRACE 15 7.9 7.1 18 DAYS >= 1.0 3 3.6 -0.6 7 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 03/25 23 03/22 03/26 03/27 24 HR TOTAL MM MM STORM TOTAL 2.1 8.1 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1693 2124 -431 2484 SINCE 7/1 6683 8746 -2063 MM COOLING TOTAL 12 30 -18 128 SINCE 1/1 12 30 -18 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/10 LATEST 04/29 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/350 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/250 DATE 03/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/260 DATE 03/03 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 40 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 28 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 24 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 14 LIGHT RAIN 30 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 13 SLEET 0 FOG 26 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 10 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MARCH THROUGH MAY SPRING SEASON WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN LONG TERM AVERAGES AT THE FARGO AIRPORT. WHILE THERE WERE SOME PERIODS OF BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATUES, PARTICULARLY DURING THE SECOND HALF OF MARCH, THE SPRING AS A WHOLE ENDED UP OVER 4 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE OVER THE COURSE OF THREE MONTHS, AND ONLY 8 DAYS HAD HIGH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. PRECIPITATION WAS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH A TOTAL OF 9.10 INCHES LANDING AT THE 11TH WETTEST SPRING ON RECORD. MOST OF THAT RAINFALL FELL DURING THE LATER PART OF THE SPRING, WITH MARCH CONTINUING THE BELOW AVERAGE PRECIPITATION OF THE WINTER BEFORE THE WET PATTERN RETURNED FOR APRIL AND MAY. SNOW TOTALS WERE WELL BELOW AVERAGE, WITH 6.3 INCHES OF SNOW FALLING IN MARCH, ONLY A TRACE IN APRIL, AND NONE REPORTED IN MAY. 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). $$