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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
935 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2023 TO 11/30/2023...

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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            103   09/02/1983
 LOW             -31   11/29/1985
HIGHEST           97   09/02        103      -6       90  09/01
LOWEST             0   11/27        -31      31       -1  11/18
                                                          11/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    57.5               53.3     4.2     55.7
AVG. MINIMUM    35.8               31.9     3.9     32.6
MEAN            46.6               42.6     4.0     44.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     6                1.0     5.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32    10               12.8    -2.8       16
DAYS MIN <= 32    38               44.2    -6.2       45
DAYS MIN <= 0      1                2.1    -1.1        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       12.57   2019
 MINIMUM        0.79   2020
TOTALS          4.87               5.06   -0.19     1.22
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.06   -0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01       23               24.0    -1.0       22
DAYS >= .10       13               10.5     2.5        4
DAYS >= .50        3                2.8     0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.0    -1.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.10                                0.25  11/10 TO 11/10
 STORM TOTAL    0.69                                0.25
 (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        5   11/20/2022
TOTALS           4.4                8.2    -3.8      7.5
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.40               0.80   -0.40     0.80
SINCE 7/1        4.4                8.2    -3.8       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.44               0.80   -0.36       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   1
DAYS >= TRACE      9                7.0     2.0       19
DAYS >= 1.0        2                2.4    -0.4        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        4   10/27                           5  11/20
                       10/30
                       10/31
 24 HR TOTAL      MM    MM                           0.0
 STORM TOTAL     3.1                                 3.9
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1736               2069    -333     1902
 SINCE 7/1      1798               2146    -348       MM
COOLING TOTAL     87                 31      56       25
 SINCE 1/1       634                383     251       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/08
LATEST                          05/02
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/260    DATE  09/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    77/260    DATE  09/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.55
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             36
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         28

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               25     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      44     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                     26

-  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 OVERALL HAD
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON STARTED ON THE WARMER SIDE
AND WAS INTERSPERSED WITH PERIODS OF NEAR NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON
WAS 46.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 4.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS
THE SEVENTH HIGHEST SEASONAL AVERAGE ON RECORD WITH THE HIGHEST
AVERAGE OF 62.3 DEGREES SET IN 1997.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION WAS 4.87 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.19 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER WERE THE WETTEST MONTHS WITH 2.60 AND 2.17
INCHES, RESPECTIVELY. PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION HELPED PUSH TOTALS TO
NEAR NORMAL VALUES. CONDITIONS BECAME MUCH DRIER IN NOVEMBER WITH
ONLY 0.10 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH KEEPING SEASONAL
TOTALS BELOW NORMAL.

SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR
THE SEASON WAS 4.4 INCHES WHICH IS 3.8 INCHES BELOW NORMAL, OR
APPROXIMATELY HALF OF SEASONAL AMOUNTS.

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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