Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011457
CLSFAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
835 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024
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...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
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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
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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).
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