Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
000 CXUS53 KFGF 011342 CLMFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 841 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2023 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 105 05/30/1934 LOW 5 05/03/1967 HIGHEST 89 05/27 71 18 83 05/28 LOWEST 31 05/02 45 -14 31 05/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 75.5 66.5 9.0 64.9 AVG. MINIMUM 49.6 43.5 6.1 45.5 MEAN 62.5 55.0 7.5 55.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 1 3.7 -2.7 2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.96 1896 MINIMUM 0.16 1951 TOTALS 1.22 2.93 -1.71 6.10 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.09 -0.05 0.20 DAYS >= .01 10 9.2 0.8 14 DAYS >= .10 3 5.4 -2.4 10 DAYS >= .50 1 1.8 -0.8 4 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.72 05/07 TO 05/07 1.52 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 6.7 1924 TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T SINCE 7/1 85.2 49.3 35.9 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 05/28 05/29 05/02 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 156 330 -174 SINCE 7/1 9465 9208 257 COOLING TOTAL 86 20 66 SINCE 1/1 86 21 65 ................................................................ 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 2 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF MAY AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 62.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE FIFTH HIGHEST MONTHLY AVERAGE WITH THE HIGHEST OF 67.6 DEGREES SET PREVIOUSLY IN 1977. THE TEMPERATURES REMAINED MAINLY NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE HIGH OF 89 DEGREES REPORTED ON MAY 27 RANKED AS THE FOURTH HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 99 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1934. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 1.22 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.71 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE 0.72 INCHES REPORTED ON MAY 7 RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTAL FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 0.75 INCHES SET BACK IN 1930. NO SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH. 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). $$