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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
957 AM CDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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            104   08/07/1983
 LOW              30   08/30/1931
HIGHEST           94   08/01         81      13       89  08/05
                                                          08/31
LOWEST            49   08/30         56      -7       48  08/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    79.5               79.2     0.3     80.0
AVG. MINIMUM    58.5               56.5     2.0     58.6
MEAN            69.0               67.8     1.2     69.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                2.2    -0.2        0
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       12.16   1944
 MINIMUM        0.07   1915
TOTALS          1.40               3.03   -1.63     1.09
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.10   -0.05     0.04
DAYS >= .01       14                8.8     5.2        8
DAYS >= .10        4                5.4    -1.4        2
DAYS >= .50        1                1.7    -0.7        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.7    -0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.73   08/06 TO 08/06               0.71

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   2020
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     16                 39     -23
 SINCE 7/1        47                 64     -17
COOLING TOTAL    149                127      22
 SINCE 1/1       585                397     188
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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              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4

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

&&

THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS NEAR
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 69.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.0

DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR NORMAL
FOR THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
HOWEVER, THE HIGH OF 94 DEGREES REPORTED ON AUGUST 1 RANKED AS THE
FIFTH HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 101
DEGREES SET BACK IN 1989.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.40 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.44 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE
0.73 INCHES REPORTED ON AUGUST 6 WAS THE THIRD HIGHEST FOR THAT DATE
WITH THE RECORD OF 1.88 INCHES SET BACK IN 2011.

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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