Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011511 RRA
CLSGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
919 AM CDT SUN SEP 1 2019
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2019 TO 8/31/2019...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2019
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 109 07/12/1936
LOW 28 06/01/1917
06/03/1910
06/02/1910
HIGHEST 96 06/07 80 16 98 08/12
LOWEST 36 06/02 55 -19 41 08/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 79.9 79.1 0.8 81.6
AVG. MINIMUM 55.0 54.1 0.9 55.6
MEAN 67.4 66.6 0.8 68.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 6 7.6 -1.6 9
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 16.98 1993
MINIMUM 3.37 1967
TOTALS 7.83 9.51 -1.68 9.98
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.10 -0.01 0.11
DAYS >= .01 32 31.2 0.8 25
DAYS >= .10 19 17.1 1.9 17
DAYS >= .50 5 6.0 -1.0 8
DAYS >= 1.00 1 2.0 -1.0 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.31 07/09 TO 07/09
STORM TOTAL MM MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM
STORM TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 126 186 -60 71
SINCE 7/1 50 82 -32 44
COOLING TOTAL 377 335 42 425
SINCE 1/1 385 352 33 498
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/229
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/320 DATE 07/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/280 DATE 07/08
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 32
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 51
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE JUNE THROUGH AUGUST SUMMER SEASON WAS WARMER AND DRYER THAN
NORMAL AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION
OF 7.83 INCHES WAS 1.68 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE THREE MONTH
PERIOD. THIS WAS DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS THOUGH AND THE GRAND FORKS
NWS/UNIVERSITY STATION LESS THAN FIVE MILES AWAY HAD AN ABOVE NORMAL
10.85 INCHES. SO RAIN ACCUMULATION VARIED ACROSS THE GREATER GRAND
FORKS AREA. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 67.4 DEGREES WAS 0.8 DEGREES
ABOVE THE NORMAL. THIS WARMER THAN NORMAL SEASON WAS MAINLY DRIVEN
BY THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY AS AUGUST WAS BELOW NORMAL.
NO RECORDS WERE SET IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST AT GRAND
FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
REMEMBER... THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE
FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL
CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ( FORMERLY THE NATIONAL
CLIMATE DATA CENTER).
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