Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
431 CXUS53 KFGF 011401 CLMGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 847 AM CDT WED NOV 1 2023 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 92 10/01/1992 LOW 6 10/31/1991 HIGHEST 92R 10/01 55 37 79 10/05 LOWEST 8 10/28 6 2 9 10/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 55.4 53.9 1.5 60.0 AVG. MINIMUM 35.6 32.5 3.1 33.3 MEAN 45.5 43.2 2.3 46.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.1 0.9 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 0.9 2.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 10 15.0 -5.0 15 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.79 1998 MINIMUM 0.08 1992 TOTALS 2.17 1.88 0.29 0.17 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.01 DAYS >= .01 12 8.4 3.6 5 DAYS >= .10 7 3.8 3.2 0 DAYS >= .50 1 1.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.58 10/04 TO 10/04 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 10.9 2001 TOTALS 4.1 1.6 2.5 T SINCE 7/1 4.1 1.6 2.5 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0 DAYS >= 1.0 2 0.4 1.6 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4R 10/27 0 MM 10/30 10/31 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 616 678 -62 562 SINCE 7/1 779 999 -220 MM COOLING TOTAL 18 2 16 0 SINCE 1/1 634 383 251 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/340 DATE 10/30 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/340 DATE 10/30 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.62 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 45.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MONTH STARTED WITH NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE LAST WEEK WHEN A COLD FRONT CROSSED THE REGION DROPPING DEPARTURES TO MUCH BELOW NORMAL. ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS TIED FOR THE MONTH. THE HIGH OF 92 DEGREES REPORTED ON OCTOBER 1 TIED THE RECORD OF 92 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1992. HOWEVER, ON OCTOBER 2, A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES WAS SET BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 54 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2022 AND 2016. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 2.17 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.29 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET DURING THE MONTH. SNOWFALL FOR OCTOBER WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 4.1 INCHES WHICH IS 2.5 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. TWO SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. ON OCTOBER 26, 1.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.5 INCHES SET IN 1959. ON OCTOBER 27, 3.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.3 INCHES SET IN 2003. 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). $$