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CLAFAR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
555 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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            114   07/06/1936
 LOW             -48   01/08/1887
HIGHEST           98   06/20         52      46      101  06/19
                       07/26
LOWEST           -22   01/30         31     -53      -28  01/01
                                                          01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM    55.1               52.6     2.5     50.2
AVG. MINIMUM    34.5               31.8     2.7     29.3
MEAN            44.8               42.2     2.6     39.7
DAYS MAX >= 90    29               11.2    17.8        8
DAYS MAX <= 32    83               92.7    -9.7       97
DAYS MIN <= 32   162              172.4   -10.4      189
DAYS MIN <= 0     38               41.7    -3.7       60

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       34.76   2000
 MINIMUM        8.53   1976
TOTALS         22.37              23.95   -1.58    21.42
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.07   -0.01     0.06
DAYS >= .01      109              108.6     0.4      107
DAYS >= .10       41               49.3    -8.3       51
DAYS >= .50       11               14.0    -3.0       14
DAYS >= 1.00       5                4.2     0.8        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.16    MM                          1.83
 STORM TOTAL    3.11                                1.54
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          98.1   1996
 24 HR TOTAL    12.6   MM
 SNOW DEPTH       21   01/23/2011
                       01/22/2011
                       01/21/2011
TOTALS          44.9               51.4    -6.5     55.9
 LIQUID EQUIV   4.50               5.10   -0.60     5.59
SINCE 7/1        5.6               19.7   -14.1       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.56               1.90   -1.34       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     4                                   3
DAYS >= TRACE     59               41.8    17.2       89
DAYS >= 1.0       12               14.3    -2.3       17
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       23R  03/22                          15  12/27
                                                          12/28
                                                          12/29
 24 HR TOTAL     2.7    MM                          10.8
 STORM TOTAL     8.1                                 4.8
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   8209               8806    -597     9621
 SINCE 7/1      2535               3448    -913       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/10
LATEST                          04/29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/320
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/340    DATE  02/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    65/350    DATE  02/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.37
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          203
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             91
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         70

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             39     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               18     RAIN                      30
LIGHT RAIN               88     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          8     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                8     SNOW                      16
LIGHT SNOW               63     SLEET                      0
FOG                     159     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     38
HAZE                     87

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

&&

THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. HOWEVER,
SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS BELOW NORMAL.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 44.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.6
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. TEMPERATURES FOR THE YEAR STARTED NEAR NORMAL
AND AS THE YEAR PROGRESSED, EL NINO EFFECTS HAD A GREATER IMPACT ON
TEMPERATURES AND THE TRENDS CONTINUED THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER WERE MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A STRENGTHENED EL NINO HELPING TO PUSH AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES FOR THE YEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 22.37 INCHES WHICH IS 1.58 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SAW ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION
THEN THE PATTERN SWITCHED AND DRIER CONDITIONS PERSISTED THROUGH THE
SUMMER SEASON, LEADING TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS DURING THE PERIOD. THE
DRY TREND STARTED TO REVERSE AS AUGUST SAW MUCH HIGHER RAINFALL WITH
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER SEEING NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION. NOVEMBER WAS
NEAR NORMAL AND DECEMBER WAS ABOVE NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO
PRECIPITATION. AN ICE STORM IN LATE DECEMBER ASSOCIATED WITH A SLOW
MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DUMPED A RECORD STORM TOTAL OF LIQUID
PRECIPITATION. THIS HELPED PUSH OVERALL PRECIPITATION VALUES UPWARD,
BUT OVERALL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION REMAINED BELOW NORMAL.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS BELOW NORMAL. THERE WAS
44.9 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH IS 6.5 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR
THE SPRING SEASON WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 31.8
INCHES WHICH WAS 18.5 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL RANKING AS THE SECOND
HIGHEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL WITH THE RECORD OF 33.6 INCHES REPORTED
BACK IN 1997. THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HELPED PUSH ANNUAL
TOTALS CLOSER TO NORMAL BUT FELL SHORT OF NORMAL VALUES DUE TO
THE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER EL NINO PATTERN.

REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.

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