Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011858 CLSFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1141 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2020 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 9/1/2020 TO 11/30/2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2020 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 102 09/05/1978 LOW -35 11/30/1905 HIGHEST 87 09/22 100 -13 87 09/16 09/17 LOWEST 7 11/17 -35 42 2 11/12 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.4 52.9 0.5 48.7 AVG. MINIMUM 31.9 33.2 -1.3 34.7 MEAN 42.6 43.0 -0.4 41.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 12 13.4 -1.4 18 DAYS MIN <= 32 50 40.7 9.3 41 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.0 -2.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.73 2019 MINIMUM 0.37 1993 TOTALS 0.61 4.87 -4.26 14.73 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.05 -0.05 0.16 DAYS >= .01 14 21.7 -7.7 MM DAYS >= .10 2 10.9 -8.9 MM DAYS >= .50 0 2.5 -2.5 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.11 0MM02 TO 09/02 4.73 10/20 TO 10/20 STORM TOTAL 0.11 4.73 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 24.1 1958 24 HR TOTAL 12.4 11/18/1998 TO 11/18/1998 SNOW DEPTH 1 11/26/2020 11/16/2020 10/21/2020 TOTALS 3.3 7.1 -3.8 17.7 LIQUID EQUIV 0.33 0.70 -0.37 1.80 SINCE 7/1 3.3 7.1 -3.8 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.33 0.70 -0.37 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 16 4.7 11.3 28 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.3 -1.3 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1R 10/21 7 10/12 11/16 11/26 24 HR TOTAL 1.9 MM 7.5 STORM TOTAL 1.5 8.0 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2027 2031 -4 2145 SINCE 7/1 2039 2094 -55 MM COOLING TOTAL 12 31 -19 46 SINCE 1/1 619 463 156 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/08 LATEST 05/15 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0 FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - 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 UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS NEAR NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 53.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 43.0 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 31.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.61 INCHES WHICH WAS 3.36 INCHES BELOW NORMAL WHICH RANKS AS THE SECOND DRIEST SEASON ON RECORD. THE DRIEST WAS 0.37 INCHES REPORTED IN 1993. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 3.3 INCHES WHICH WAS 3.8 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. $$