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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
852 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2023

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 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             74   11/01/1990
 LOW             -27   11/30/1905
HIGHEST           60   11/14         35      25       70  11/01
LOWEST             1   11/27         19     -18        1  11/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    44.0               38.1     5.9     33.6
AVG. MINIMUM    23.8               20.9     2.9     19.1
MEAN            33.9               29.5     4.4     26.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3               10.6    -7.6       16
DAYS MIN <= 32    22               25.5    -3.5       28
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                1.2    -1.2        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.58   1977
 MINIMUM           T   1999
TOTALS          0.20               0.97   -0.77     0.74
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.03   -0.02     0.02
DAYS >= .01        5                7.6    -2.6        8
DAYS >= .10        0                2.7    -2.7        2
DAYS >= .50        0                0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.06   11/20 TO 11/20
                       11/26 TO 11/26

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          26.4   1997
 SNOW DEPTH        5   11/20/2022
TOTALS           0.8                6.8    -6.0      5.3
SINCE 7/1        2.8                8.0    -5.2       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   2
DAYS >= 1.0        0                1.8    -1.8        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   11/01                           5  11/20
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    923               1065    -142     1152
 SINCE 7/1      1505               1920    -415       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1       997                542     455       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/350    DATE  11/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/350    DATE  11/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.38
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

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

&&

THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 33.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.4
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

THE MONTH STARTED WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE FIRST FIVE
DAYS AND ENTERED A WARMING TREND THAT PERSISTED THROUGHOUT THE REST
OF THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
HOWEVER, ON NOVEMBER 14, THE TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES RANKED AS THE
FOURTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 66 DEGREES
SET IN 1939. ON NOVEMBER 29, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES
RANKED AS THE THIRD HIGHEST FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 52
DEGREES SET IN 2017.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.20 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.77 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR NOVEMBER WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE
MONTH WAS 0.8 INCHES WHICH IS 6.0 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO SNOWFALL
RECORDS WERE SET FOR 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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