Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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000 CXUS53 KFGF 011855 CLSGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1141 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2020 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 9/1/2020 TO 11/30/2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2020 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 09/02/1983 LOW -31 11/29/1985 HIGHEST 86 09/22 103 -17 90 09/20 LOWEST 5 11/12 -31 36 0 11/11 11/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.8 53.0 0.8 49.0 AVG. MINIMUM 30.0 31.1 -1.1 33.7 MEAN 41.9 42.0 -0.1 41.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.7 -0.7 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 10 12.9 -2.9 18 DAYS MIN <= 32 54 45.9 8.1 43 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.8 -2.8 1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.57 2019 MINIMUM 0.79 2020 TOTALS 0.79R 4.97 -4.18 12.57 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.05 -0.05 0.14 DAYS >= .01 16 23.7 -7.7 33 DAYS >= .10 2 11.0 -9.0 18 DAYS >= .50 0 2.6 -2.6 7 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.1 -1.1 4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.20 MM 4.46 STORM TOTAL 0.20 3.81 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 35.8 1985 24 HR TOTAL 12.4 11/18/1998 TO 11/18/1998 SNOW DEPTH 1 10/21/2020 TOTALS 3.9 9.2 -5.3 20.1 LIQUID EQUIV 0.39 MM MM 2.01 SINCE 7/1 3.9 9.2 -5.3 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.39 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 0 DAYS >= TRACE 15 6.9 8.1 MM DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.8 -1.8 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1R 10/21 6 10/12 24 HR TOTAL 2.7 MM 7.1 STORM TOTAL 2.3 4.4 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2086 2117 -31 2176 SINCE 7/1 2105 2199 -94 MM COOLING TOTAL 4 27 -23 47 SINCE 1/1 541 379 162 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/08 LATEST 05/30 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 4/260 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/310 DATE 09/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/300 DATE 10/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 54 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 1 FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 11 - 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 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS NEAR NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 53.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 41.9 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 30.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.0 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 0.79 WHICH WAS 4.18 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS IS THE LOWEST SEASONAL PRECIPITATION TOTAL ON RECORD BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 0.93 INCHES IN 1976. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS ALSO WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 3.9 INCHES WHICH WAS 5.3 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. $$