Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011602 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 935 AM CST WED MAR 1 2023 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2022 TO 2/28/2023... 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 66 02/25/1958 LOW -48 01/08/1887 HIGHEST 36 02/08 20 16 51 12/01 02/13 LOWEST -25 12/20 2 -27 -28 01/01 01/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 18.5 21.6 -3.1 19.0 AVG. MINIMUM 1.7 3.9 -2.2 -2.8 MEAN 10.1 12.8 -2.7 8.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 75 68.9 6.1 71 DAYS MIN <= 32 90 88.9 1.1 89 DAYS MIN <= 0 40 37.0 3.0 55 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.28 2010 MINIMUM 0.27 1942 TOTALS 2.54 2.29 0.25 3.00 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.03 DAYS >= .01 22 26.4 -4.4 MM DAYS >= .10 7 6.9 0.1 MM DAYS >= .50 1 0.6 0.4 MM DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.76 1MM13 TO 12/14 0.62 STORM TOTAL 0.68 0.35 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 57.0 1997 24 HR TOTAL 16.3 01/22/1982 TO 01/22/1982 SNOW DEPTH 14 01/02/2022 01/01/2022 12/31/2021 TOTALS 30.3 30.1 0.2 42.9 LIQUID EQUIV 3.00 3.00 0.00 4.30 SINCE 7/1 35.6 38.1 -2.5 MM LIQUID 7/1 3.56 3.80 -0.24 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 10 8 DAYS >= TRACE 37 27.3 9.7 54 DAYS >= 1.0 10 8.5 1.5 13 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 15R 12/27 14 12/31 12/28 12/29 01/01 01/02 24 HR TOTAL 2.7 MM 10.8 STORM TOTAL 4.8 4.5 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4921 4701 220 5097 SINCE 7/1 6795 6622 173 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/06 LATEST 05/22 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/300 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 51/340 DATE 02/14 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/350 DATE 02/14 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 39 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 22 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 29 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 84 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 13 LIGHT SNOW 40 SLEET 0 FOG 73 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 22 HAZE 27 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE WINTER SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON STARTED ON THE COLDER SIDE IN DECEMBER BEFORE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH JANUARY AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN FEBRUARY. OVERALL, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 10.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.54 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.25 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. PERIODS OF WARMER TEMPERATURE WHEN RAIN FELL HELPED ACCOUNT FOR THE ABOVE NORMAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS NEAR NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 30.3 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.2 INCHES ABOVE 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). $$