Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
934 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2023
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2022
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 109 07/12/1936
LOW -43 01/11/1912
HIGHEST 100 06/19 52 48
LOWEST -29 01/01 31 -60
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.9 50.2 -1.3
AVG. MINIMUM 29.3 30.9 -1.6
MEAN 39.1 40.6 -1.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 5 9.0 -4.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 119 99.0 20.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 185 178.2 6.8
DAYS MIN <= 0 66 45.0 21.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 33.92 2019
MINIMUM 9.34 1910
TOTALS 24.42 22.84 1.58
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.06 0.01
DAYS >= .01 114 92.5 21.5
DAYS >= .10 44 46.2 -2.2
DAYS >= .50 15 12.2 2.8
DAYS >= 1.00 4 4.0 0.0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.40
STORM TOTAL 2.40
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 120.5 1996
24 HR TOTAL 15.7 MM
TOTALS 80.7 49.5 31.2
LIQUID EQUIV 8.10 4.90 3.20
SINCE 7/1 37.5 20.0 17.5
LIQUID 7/1 3.75
DAYS >= TRACE 107 31.0 76.0
DAYS >= 1.0 19 13.0 6.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 18R 12/21
12/22
24 HR TOTAL 15.5
STORM TOTAL 11.0
(MM/DD(HH))
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 9832 9286 546
SINCE 7/1 3613 3673 -60
COOLING TOTAL 539 431 108
SINCE 1/1 539 431 108
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/06
LATEST 05/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.00
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 15 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 16
LIGHT RAIN 46 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 10
LIGHT SNOW 51 SLEET 1
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE CALENDAR YEAR 2022 AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS
WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 39.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.5
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 24.42 INCHES WHICH IS 1.58 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE MARCH THROUGH MAY PERIOD WAS THE WETTEST PERIOD OF
THE YEAR. THE JUNE TO OCTOBER PERIOD WAS ON THE DRIER SIDE AND LED
TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA. A WET DECEMBER
CONTRIBUTED TO PUSHING THE PRECIPITATION TOTALS BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL
FOR THE YEAR.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. THERE
WAS 80.7 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH IS 31.2 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. FOUR
MONTHS HAD THE GREATEST TOTALS WITH FEBRUARY SEEING 15.5 INCHES,
APRIL WITH 16.1 INCHES, NOVEMBER WITH 12.7 INCHES AND DECEMBER WITH
24.8 INCHES CONTRIBUTING 69.1 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO THE OVERALL HIGH
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR.
REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.
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