Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
938 AM CDT SAT APR 1 2023

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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             80   03/31/1963
 LOW             -38   03/10/1948
HIGHEST           37   03/03         34       3       52  03/21
                                                          03/20
LOWEST           -13   03/29         17     -30      -14  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    23.4               33.9   -10.5     31.3
AVG. MINIMUM     1.7               15.0   -13.3     12.6
MEAN            12.6               24.4   -11.8     22.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    28               13.0    15.0       17
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               28.2     2.8       31
DAYS MIN <= 0     16                5.0    11.0        6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.08   1966
 MINIMUM        0.04   1986
TOTALS          1.05               0.91    0.14     0.30
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.03    0.00     0.01
DAYS >= .01        9                7.3     1.7        7
DAYS >= .10        4                2.9     1.1        1
DAYS >= .50        0                0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.44   03/11 TO 03/12

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          29.3   1966
TOTALS          17.0                7.4     9.6      1.0
SINCE 7/1       47.9               44.9     3.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    11                                   4
DAYS >= 1.0        5                2.4     2.6        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       19R  03/12                           8  03/01
                                                          03/06
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1617               1257     360     1327
 SINCE 7/1      8543               8364     179       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              13.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/340    DATE  03/17
                                32/020          03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/340    DATE  03/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     77

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      22     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     12

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

&&

THE MONTH OF MARCH AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS WELL
BELOW NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND
SNOWFALL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 12.6 DEGREES WHICH WAS
12.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE FOURTH LOWEST AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WITH THE LOWEST OF 9.6 DEGREES SET IN 1970. THE
TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH REMAINED WELL BELOW NORMAL AND MOST
DAILY DEPARTURES VARIED FROM 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NO
TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 1.05 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.14 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET DURING THE MONTH. MARCH 11
SET A RECORD OF 0.42 INCHES FOR THAT DATE BREAKING THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF 0.38 INCHES SET IN 1976.

A TOTAL OF 17.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FOR THE MONTH WHICH WAS 9.6
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. ONE DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD WAS SET DURING THE
MONTH. MARCH 11 SET A RECORD OF 9.1 INCHES FOR THAT DATE BREAKING
THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 4.1 INCHES SET IN 1988.

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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