Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
000 CXUS53 KFGF 011341 CLMGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 829 AM CDT TUE AUG 1 2023 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 109 07/12/1936 LOW 30 07/03/1972 HIGHEST 97 07/26 81 16 94 07/18 LOWEST 42 07/11 57 -15 49 07/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 81.0 80.7 0.3 82.8 AVG. MINIMUM 53.7 57.0 -3.3 59.2 MEAN 67.4 68.9 -1.5 71.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 2 3.0 -1.0 2 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 9.08 1995 MINIMUM 0.42 2021 TOTALS 1.87 3.52 -1.65 4.59 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.11 -0.05 0.15 DAYS >= .01 7 10.2 -3.2 9 DAYS >= .10 4 5.6 -1.6 6 DAYS >= .50 1 2.1 -1.1 4 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.0 -1.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.95 07/13 TO 07/13 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 41 27 14 5 SINCE 7/1 41 32 9 MM COOLING TOTAL 118 146 -28 200 SINCE 1/1 416 240 176 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/210 DATE 07/13 36/180 07/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/210 DATE 07/13 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 22 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 11 - 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 GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 67.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS TIED FOR THE MONTH. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 42 DEGREES REPORTED ON JULY 11 TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 42 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1959. OTHERWISE, THE HIGH OF 97 DEGREES REPORTED ON JULY 26 WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 103 SET IN 1941. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 1.87 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.65 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. HOWEVER ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET DURING THE MONTH. JULY 13 SAW A RECORD OF 0.95 INCHES FOR THAT DATE BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.71 INCHES SET IN 1968. 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). $$