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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
829 AM CDT TUE AUG 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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            109   07/12/1936
 LOW              36   07/06/1908
HIGHEST           95   07/26         82      13       94  07/17
LOWEST            46   07/11         58     -12       52  07/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    79.5               80.1    -0.6     81.8
AVG. MINIMUM    56.7               58.9    -2.2     60.9
MEAN            68.1               69.5    -1.4     71.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                3.0    -2.0        2
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        8.10   2001
 MINIMUM        0.38   1976
TOTALS          1.55               3.55   -2.00     3.14
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.11   -0.06     0.10
DAYS >= .01        9                9.8    -0.8       12
DAYS >= .10        3                6.0    -3.0        6
DAYS >= .50        1                2.0    -1.0        2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.64   07/13 TO 07/13               0.99

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS             T                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     31                 23       8
 SINCE 7/1        31                 28       3
COOLING TOTAL    134                163     -29
 SINCE 1/1       436                272     164
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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              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     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                      3

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

&&

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

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 68.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.4
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR TO BELOW
NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
HOWEVER, THE HIGH OF 95 DEGREES REPORTED ON JULY 26 RANKED AS THE
THIRD HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 103
DEGREES SET BACK IN 1941.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.55 INCHES WHICH WAS 2.00 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE
0.64 INCHES REPORTED ON JULY 13 WAS THE SIXTH HIGHEST FOR THAT DATE
WITH THE RECORD OF 1.16 INCHES SET BACK IN 1920.

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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