Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLSGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
935 AM CST WED MAR 1 2023
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2022 TO 2/28/2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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 67 02/22/2000
LOW -43 01/30/2004
HIGHEST 39 02/11 19 20 47 12/01
LOWEST -26 12/20 1 -27 -37 01/01
02/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 18.3 19.2 -0.9 15.5
AVG. MINIMUM -0.1 0.6 -0.7 -7.1
MEAN 9.1 9.9 -0.8 4.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 74 73.6 0.4 78
DAYS MIN <= 32 90 89.3 0.7 90
DAYS MIN <= 0 49 43.8 5.2 64
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.78 1989
MINIMUM 0.37 2002
TOTALS 1.97 1.66 0.31 2.86
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.03
DAYS >= .01 14 24.0 -10.0 35
DAYS >= .10 6 5.4 0.6 11
DAYS >= .50 1 0.2 0.8 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.82 12/13 TO 12/14 0.41 12/26 TO 12/27
STORM TOTAL 0.57 0.30
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 57.7 1997
24 HR TOTAL 13.5 01/17/1996 TO 01/17/1996
SNOW DEPTH 11 02/07/2022
02/06/2022
TOTALS 23.4 29.3 -5.9 46.8
LIQUID EQUIV 2.30 2.90 -0.60 4.70
SINCE 7/1 30.9 37.5 -6.6 MM
LIQUID 7/1 3.09 3.70 -0.61 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 11 7
DAYS >= TRACE 49 28.1 20.9 62
DAYS >= 1.0 6 8.9 -2.9 14
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 15R 12/22 11 02/06
02/07
24 HR TOTAL 0.9 MM 12.9
STORM TOTAL 5.4 7.8
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5008 4959 49 5441
SINCE 7/1 6926 7106 -180 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 09/27
LATEST 05/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/350 DATE 02/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/360 DATE 02/14
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 36
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 31
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 6 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 10
LIGHT SNOW 48 SLEET 0
FOG 53 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 10
HAZE 42
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE WINTER SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL
HAD SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON STARTED ON THE COLDER SIDE
IN DECEMBER BEFORE SEEING WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH JANUARY AND
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN FEBRUARY. OVERALL, THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 9.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.8
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 1.97 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.31 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. PERIODS OF
WARMER TEMPERATURE WHEN RAIN FELL HELPED ACCOUNT FOR THE ABOVE
NORMAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION.
SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 23.4
INCHES WHICH WAS 5.9 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
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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