Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
000 CXUS53 KFGF 011343 CLMFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 829 AM CDT TUE AUG 1 2023 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 114 07/06/1936 LOW 36 07/03/1967 HIGHEST 98 07/26 82 16 94 07/18 LOWEST 48 07/11 59 -11 49 07/25 AVG. MAXIMUM 82.2 82.1 0.1 82.9 AVG. MINIMUM 58.6 59.4 -0.8 60.6 MEAN 70.4 70.7 -0.3 71.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 4 3.9 0.1 3 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.42 1952 MINIMUM 0.42 1950 TOTALS 0.95 3.07 -2.12 3.05 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.10 -0.07 0.10 DAYS >= .01 11 9.7 1.3 9 DAYS >= .10 2 5.7 -3.7 6 DAYS >= .50 0 1.9 -1.9 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.41 07/02 TO 07/02 DEGREE DAYS COOLING TOTAL 188 195 -7 222 SINCE 1/1 619 341 278 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/300 DATE 07/19 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/300 DATE 07/19 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.22 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF JULY AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS NEAR NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 70.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. HOWEVER, ON JULY 26, THE HIGH OF 98 DEGREES WAS THE FIFTH HIGHEST RECORDED FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 103 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1929. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 0.95 INCHES WHICH WAS 2.12 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). $$