Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
615 CXUS53 KFGF 030129 CLAFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 658 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2021 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2021 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 109 07/12/1936 LOW -43 01/11/1912 HIGHEST 97 06/16 52 45 LOWEST -24 01/16 31 -55 AVG. MAXIMUM 52.0 51.2 0.8 AVG. MINIMUM 31.5 30.8 0.7 MEAN 41.7 41.0 0.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 12 8.5 3.5 DAYS MAX <= 32 97 99.0 -2.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 198 178.2 19.8 DAYS MIN <= 0 34 45.0 -11.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 33.92 2019 MINIMUM 9.34 1910 TOTALS 18.24 21.62 -3.38 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.06 -0.01 DAYS >= .01 83 92.5 -9.5 DAYS >= .10 31 46.2 -15.2 DAYS >= .50 13 12.2 0.8 DAYS >= 1.00 5 4.0 1.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.53 06/30 TO 06/30 STORM TOTAL 2.53 (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 120.5 1996 24 HR TOTAL 15.7 MM TOTALS 39.5 42.8 -3.3 LIQUID EQUIV 4.00 4.30 -0.30 SINCE 7/1 9.4 18.0 -8.6 LIQUID 7/1 0.94 DAYS >= TRACE 80 30.9 49.1 DAYS >= 1.0 12 13.1 -1.1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 18R 24 HR TOTAL 10.0 04/02 TO 04/03 STORM TOTAL 9.7 (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 9015 9222 -207 SINCE 7/1 3384 3732 -348 COOLING TOTAL 619 462 157 SINCE 1/1 619 463 156 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 09/08 LATEST 05/15 .............................................................. 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 1 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 31 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 6 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 36 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE CALENDAR YEAR 2020 AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) STATION WAS SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 41.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 18.24 INCHES WHICH WAS 3.38 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE YEAR STARTED DRIER THAN AVERAGE WITH TWO THIRDS OF THE ANNUAL TOTAL OCCURRING FROM APRIL TO AUGUST BEFORE TRENDING DRIER AGAIN AT THE END OF THE YEAR. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS BELOW NORMAL. A TOTAL OF 39.5 INCHES WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 3.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNT WAS REPORTED IN APRIL WITH 12.0 INCHES TO END THE 2019/20 WINTER SEASON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE AGAIN BELOW NORMAL DURING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. SNOWFALL INCREASED DURING DECEMBER BUT WAS STILL BELOW NORMAL VALUES. REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. $$