Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011542
CLSGFK
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.
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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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