Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
467 CXUS53 KFGF 011448 CLMFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 925 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 98 04/21/1980 LOW -9 04/02/1920 HIGHEST 76 04/25 55 21 56 04/28 04/30 LOWEST 17 04/01 32 -15 8 04/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.1 52.0 4.1 42.6 AVG. MINIMUM 33.9 31.0 2.9 25.7 MEAN 45.0 41.5 3.5 34.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.9 -1.9 5 DAYS MIN <= 32 12 16.8 -4.8 23 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.49 2022 MINIMUM 0.00 1980 TOTALS 2.35 1.19 1.16 2.06 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.04 0.04 0.07 DAYS >= .01 13 7.4 5.6 13 DAYS >= .10 7 3.0 4.0 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.7 0.3 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.65 04/30 TO 04/30 0.71 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 18.2 2023 TOTALS 0.1 3.0 -2.9 18.2 SINCE 7/1 29.1 48.6 -19.5 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 9 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.8 -0.8 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 26 04/05 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 594 706 -112 SINCE 7/1 7455 8909 -1454 COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 ................................................................ SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF APRIL AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 45.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED MAINLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 2.35 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.16 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. A TENTH OF AN INCH OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED DURING THE MONTH. SMALL HAIL WAS OBSERVED ON APRIL 10. 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). $$