Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011656
CLSFGF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
1045 AM CST THU MAR 1 2018
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2017 TO 2/28/2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 67 02/22/2000
LOW -43 01/11/1912
HIGHEST 43 12/02 19 24 48 02/17
LOWEST -25 12/30 2 -27 -23 01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM 17.5 19.4 -1.9 22.3
AVG. MINIMUM 0.3 2.5 -2.2 7.6
MEAN 8.9 10.9 -2.0 15.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 73 72.6 0.4 65
DAYS MIN <= 32 90 89.4 0.6 87
DAYS MIN <= 0 48 39.6 8.4 30
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.39 1996
MINIMUM 0.37 2002
TOTALS 2.11 1.95 0.16 2.94
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.03
DAYS >= .01 20 19.1 0.9 25
DAYS >= .10 8 6.1 1.9 11
DAYS >= .50 1 0.4 0.6 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.62 12/04 TO 12/04 02/28 TO 02/28
02/28 TO 02/28
02/28 TO 02/28
STORM TOTAL MM MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM 02/28(00) TO 02/28(00)
02/28(00) TO 02/28(00)8
02/28(00) TO 02/28(00)8
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 75.3 1996
24 HR TOTAL 15.7 12/25/2009 TO 12/25/2009
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS 30.2 28.2 2.0 42.0
LIQUID EQUIV 3.02 2.80 0.22 4.20
SINCE 7/1 38.6 35.3 3.3 42.9
LIQUID 7/1 3.86 3.50 0.36 4.29
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 6 5 1 8
DAYS >= TRACE 46 20.9 25.1 46
DAYS >= 1.0 9 8.4 0.6 13
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 11 01/11 16 01/03
01/02
24 HR TOTAL 5.3 12/04 TO 12/04 02/28 TO 02/28
02/28 TO 02/28
02/28 TO 02/28
STORM TOTAL MM MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM 02/28(00) TO 02/28(00)
02/28(00) TO 02/28(00)8
02/28(00) TO 02/28(00)8
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5020 4866 154 4494
SINCE 7/1 MM 6960 MM MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
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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 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 25 SLEET 1
FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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REMARKS...
THE WINTER SEASON /DEC, JAN, FEB/ WAS COLDER THAN NORMAL AND NEAR
NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS)
ND.
THE AVERAGE WINTER SEASON TEMPERATURE WAS 8.9 DEGREES OR 2.0 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL.
2.11 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND WAS
0.16 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
30.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND WAS 2.0 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL.
NO RECORDS OCCURRED DURING THIS PERIOD.
REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (FORMERLY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA
CENTER).
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