Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
756 AM CDT SUN OCT 1 2023

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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            102   09/08/1959
 LOW              17   09/30/1883
HIGHEST           97   09/03         70      27       87  09/01
LOWEST            40   09/17         46      -6       35  09/27
AVG. MAXIMUM    79.1               72.0     7.1     73.7
AVG. MINIMUM    55.0               48.1     6.9     48.4
MEAN            67.0               60.0     7.0     61.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     4                1.1     2.9        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.9    -0.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.50   1999
 MINIMUM        0.12   2012
TOTALS          2.21               2.68   -0.47     0.50
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.09   -0.02     0.02
DAYS >= .01       10                8.7     1.3        5
DAYS >= .10        5                4.7     0.3        3
DAYS >= .50        1                1.9    -0.9        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.8     0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.56   09/23 TO 09/24

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     46                198    -152      150
 SINCE 7/1        60                247    -187       MM
COOLING TOTAL    117                 49      68       37
 SINCE 1/1       958                538     420       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/350    DATE  09/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/150    DATE  09/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      7

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

&&

THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 67.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.0
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A NEW MONTHLY RECORD BREAKING THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 65.6 DEGREES SET IN 2015 AND 1897. THE MONTH
STARTED WITH MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S
FOR THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF THE MONTH. OTHERWISE, TEMPERATURES
DROPPED TO NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE REST OF MONTH. NO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES REPORTED ON SEPTEMBER 3 WAS THE SECOND
HIGHEST RECORDED FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 98 DEGREES SET IN
1925.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 2.21 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.47 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. A
LATE MONTH SYSTEM PRODUCING RAINFALL OVER SEVERAL DAYS HELPED PUSH
THE MONTHLY TOTALS TO NEAR NORMAL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS
WERE SET DURING THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE 1.27 INCHES OF RAIN REPORTED
ON SEPTEMBER 23 WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST TOTAL FOR THAT DATE WITH THE
RECORD OF 1.60 INCHES SET IN 2010.

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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