Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
805 AM CDT SUN OCT 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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            102   09/05/1978
 LOW              11   09/27/1893
HIGHEST           95   09/02         70      25       89  09/01
LOWEST            40   09/12         46      -6       36  09/27
                                                          09/28
AVG. MAXIMUM    75.5               69.7     5.8     72.4
AVG. MINIMUM    52.8               47.4     5.4     49.3
MEAN            64.1               58.5     5.6     60.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     4                0.6     3.4        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.9    -0.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.07   2019
 MINIMUM        0.10   1897
TOTALS          2.00               2.42   -0.42     0.43
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.08   -0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01        8                8.7    -0.7        8
DAYS >= .10        6                4.4     1.6        1
DAYS >= .50        1                1.5    -0.5        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.64   09/04 TO 09/04               0.21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.5   1972
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1          T                0.0     0.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     88                225    -137
 SINCE 7/1       135                289    -154
COOLING TOTAL     70                 32      38
 SINCE 1/1       655                429     226
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SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.00
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0


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

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

&&

THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 64.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 5.6
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS TIES THE RECORD MONTHLY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2009. THE MONTH STARTED WITH MUCH
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S FOR THE FIRST FOUR
DAYS OF THE MONTH. OTHERWISE, TEMPERATURES DROPPED TO NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE REST OF MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS
WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES
REPORTED ON SEPTEMBER 2 WAS THE FOURTH HIGHEST RECORDED FOR THAT
DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 100 DEGREES SET IN 1983.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 2.00 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.42 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. A
LATE MONTH SYSTEM PRODUCING RAINFALL OVER SEVERAL DAYS HELPED PUSH
THE MONTHLY TOTALS TO NEAR NORMAL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS
WERE SET DURING THE MONTH.

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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