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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
911 AM CDT TUE SEP 5 2023

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2023 TO 8/31/2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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            114   07/06/1936
 LOW              28   06/01/1888
HIGHEST           98   06/20         80      18      101  06/19
                       07/26
LOWEST            48   07/11         55      -7       37  06/03
AVG. MAXIMUM    83.7               80.3     3.4     81.2
AVG. MINIMUM    61.1               57.3     3.8     57.9
MEAN            72.4               68.8     3.6     69.5
DAYS MAX >= 90    16                9.1     6.9        8
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       18.88   1944
 MINIMUM        1.86   1936
TOTALS          8.70               9.96   -1.26     7.76
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.11   -0.01     0.09
DAYS >= .01       28               30.1    -2.1       27
DAYS >= .10       10               17.4    -7.4       16
DAYS >= .50        4                6.3    -2.3        6
DAYS >= 1.00       3                2.3     0.7        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.16                                1.75  07/14 TO 07/15
 STORM TOTAL    3.11                                1.54
 (MM/DD(HH))            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       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM
 STORM TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     14                110     -96       68
 SINCE 7/1        14                 48     -34       MM
COOLING TOTAL    713                459     254      509
 SINCE 1/1       841                489     352       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          04/29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   0/060
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/300    DATE  07/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/300    DATE  07/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.24
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           68
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             20
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             24     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                9     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               36     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      24     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                     18

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

THE SUMMER SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL
HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON GENERALLY REMAINED ON THE
WARM SIDE. JUNE AND AUGUST HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WHILE JULY
WAS RIGHT AT NORMAL VALUES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE
SEASON WAS 72.4 DEGREES WHICH IS 3.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 8.70 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.26 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. JUNE AND AUGUST
WERE THE WETTEST MONTHS DESPITE STILL REMAINING BELOW NORMAL WITH
3.75 INCHES AND 4.00 INCHES, RESPECTIVELY. JULY WAS MUCH DRIER AS
ONLY 0.95 INCHES FELL FOR THE MONTH. THE MOISTURE DEFICIT WAS
GREATLY REDUCED DURING AUGUST AS THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN BECAME
WETTER. A RAINFALL TOTAL OF 3.11 INCHES ON AUGUST 5 SHATTERED THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.40 INCHES IN 1923 AND HELPED PUSHED SEASONAL
RAINFALL TOTALS MUCH CLOSER TO NORMAL VALUES.

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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