Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 051446
CLSFGF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
911 AM CDT TUE SEP 5 2023
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2023 TO 8/31/2023...
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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 109 07/12/1936
LOW 28 06/01/1917
06/03/1910
06/02/1910
HIGHEST 97 06/20 80 17 100 06/19
LOWEST 46 07/11 56 -10 39 06/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 80.5 78.4 2.1 80.3
AVG. MINIMUM 58.8 56.7 2.1 58.4
MEAN 69.6 67.6 2.0 69.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 8 5.9 2.1 5
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 20.68 2002
MINIMUM 3.41 1936
TOTALS 5.64 10.71 -5.07 6.73
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.12 -0.06 0.07
DAYS >= .01 34 30.9 3.1 28
DAYS >= .10 11 18.9 -7.9 12
DAYS >= .50 4 6.5 -2.5 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 2.6 -2.6 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.93 MM 1.48
STORM TOTAL 0.93 1.48
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.5 1905
24 HR TOTAL 0.5 06/25/1905 TO 06/25/1905
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV T 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 T 0.0 0.0 MM
LIQUID 7/1 M 0.00 M MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.0 1.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
STORM TOTAL 0.0 0.0
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 54 140 -86 72
SINCE 7/1 47 64 -17 MM
COOLING TOTAL 499 377 122 496
SINCE 1/1 585 397 188 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST MM
LATEST 05/02
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
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
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 19 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 12
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE SUMMER SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) OVERALL HAD
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON GENERALLY REMAINED ON THE
WARMER SIDE. JUNE AND AUGUST HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WHILE
JULY WAS NEAR NORMAL VALUES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE
SEASON WAS 69.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH ONLY HALF OF
NORMAL PRECIPITATION RECEIVED. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 5.64 INCHES
WHICH WAS 5.07 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. JUNE WAS THE WETTEST MONTH WITH
2.69 INCHES OF RAIN, ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL 1.44 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
FOR THE MONTH. DRIER CONDITIONS PERSISTED AS TOTAL RAINFALL FOR JULY
WAS 1.55 INCHES AND AUGUST FINISHED WITH ONLY 1.40 INCHES OF
RAINFALL.
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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