Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011447
CLMFAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
938 AM CDT SAT APR 1 2023
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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 80 03/23/1910
LOW -34 03/10/1948
HIGHEST 38 03/31 35 3 56 03/21
LOWEST -18 03/02 19 -37 -9 03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM 27.2 36.3 -9.1 34.2
AVG. MINIMUM 3.7 18.1 -14.4 16.4
MEAN 15.5 27.2 -11.7 25.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 MM
DAYS MAX <= 32 20 11.1 8.9 MM
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 26.7 4.3 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 12 3.5 8.5 4
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.62 2009
MINIMUM 0.03 1958
TOTALS 1.79 1.25 0.54 0.51
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.02
DAYS >= .01 11 7.7 3.3 8
DAYS >= .10 5 3.1 1.9 1
DAYS >= .50 1 0.7 0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.65 03/21 TO 03/21
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 28.1 2009
SNOW DEPTH 8 03/10/2022
03/09/2022
03/07/2022
TOTALS 23.3 9.2 14.1 5.5
SINCE 7/1 58.9 47.3 11.6 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 19 4
DAYS >= 1.0 5 2.5 2.5 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 23R 03/22 8 03/07
03/09
03/10
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1528 1172 356 1222
SINCE 7/1 8323 7795 528 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.42
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 19
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE MONTH OF MARCH AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
WELL BELOW NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION
AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL IN SNOWFALL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 15.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS
11.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE ELEVENTH LOWEST AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WITH THE LOWEST AT 11.1 DEGREES SET IN 1899. THE
TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH REMAINED WELL BELOW NORMAL AND MOST
DAILY DEPARTURES VARIED FROM 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.79 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.54 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION ON MARCH 1 WAS 0.39 INCHES WHICH RANKED SECOND FOR
THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 0.45 INCHES SET IN 2007. PRECIPITATION ON
MARCH 21 WAS 0.59 INCHES WHICH RANKED THIRD FOR THAT DATE WITH THE
RECORD OF 0.75 INCHES SET IN 2008.
A TOTAL OF 24.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 15.4
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. TWO SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH.
SNOWFALL ON MARCH 1 WAS 8.1 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 6.5
INCHES SET IN 2007. MARCH 28 WAS 2.2 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE OLD
RECORD OF 2.0 INCHES SET IN 1940.
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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