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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
815 AM CDT MON APR 2 2018

...CORRECTED FOR MONTHLY SNOW TOTALS...

...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              80   03/23/1910
 LOW              -34   03/10/1948
HIGHEST            46   03/27        35      11       65  03/06
LOWEST             -2   03/07        19     -21       -3  03/10
AVG. MAXIMUM     34.0              36.3    -2.3     39.5
AVG. MINIMUM     18.4              19.4    -1.0     19.6
MEAN             26.2              27.8    -1.6     29.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     11              10.0     1.0       10
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              26.7     2.3       27
DAYS MIN <= 0       1               2.9    -1.9        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.62   2009
 MINIMUM         0.03   1958
TOTALS           1.95              1.30    0.65     0.33
DAILY AVG.       0.06              0.04    0.02     0.01
DAYS >= .01         9               8.3     0.7        3
DAYS >= .10         6               3.4     2.6        1
DAYS >= .50         1               0.7     0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.89   03/05 TO 03/05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           28.1   2009
TOTALS           19.0               9.1     9.9      1.6
SINCE 7/1        46.4              47.1    -0.7     30.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      6                 6       0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         5               2.4     2.6        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        11   03/09                          1  03/13
                        03/08
                        03/07
 24 HR TOTAL      6.3   03/05 TO 03/05

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1197              1152      45     1090
 SINCE 7/1       7844              7830      14     6588
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/180    DATE  03/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/170    DATE  03/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     79



-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE MONTH OF MARCH IN FARGO WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL WITH RESPECT
TO ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE AND WETTER AND SNOWIER THAN AVERAGE. LIQUID
EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION WAS NEARLY TWO INCHES, TWO THIRDS OF AN INCH ABOVE
AVERAGE. THE SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 19.0 INCHES WAS THE THIRD HIGHEST ON RECORD, THE
PERIOD OF INSPECTION DATING BACK TO 1885. ONLY MARCH OF 2009 AND 1997 RECEIVED
MORE SNOWFALL WITH 28.1 AND 26.2 INCHES, RESPECTIVELY. THE HIGHEST DAILY
PRECIPITATION AMOUNT OF 0.89 INCHES ON THE 5TH WAS DUE LARGELY TO RAIN AND
EARLY SEASON THUNDERSTORMS MIXED WITH WET SNOW AND SLEET.

REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE
FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL
CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (FORMERLY THE NATIONAL
CLIMATIC DATA CENTER).

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