Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CXUS53 KFGF 011423
CLMFAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
915 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2024
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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 97 10/11/2015
LOW -4 10/26/1919
HIGHEST 86 10/10 56 30 96 10/01
LOWEST 21 10/15 35 -14 15 10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.3 55.8 8.5 58.6
AVG. MINIMUM 40.4 35.2 5.2 39.8
MEAN 52.3 45.5 6.8 49.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.7 -0.7 3
DAYS MIN <= 32 6 12.0 -6.0 7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.03 1982
MINIMUM 0.05 1986
TOTALS 0.35 2.17 -1.82 1.82
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.07 -0.06 0.06
DAYS >= .01 5 8.5 -3.5 13
DAYS >= .10 2 4.5 -2.5 4
DAYS >= .50 0 1.4 -1.4 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.19 10/29 TO 10/30
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 8.1 1951
SNOW DEPTH 4 10/23/2020
TOTALS 0.0 1.2 -1.2 2.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 1.2 -1.2 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.4 -0.4 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 1 10/31
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 389 609 -220 522
SINCE 7/1 461 856 -395 MM
COOLING TOTAL 4 4 0 39
SINCE 1/1 734 542 192 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/290 DATE 10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/270 DATE 10/05
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.19
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
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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THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND WELL BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 52.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 6.8
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE FOURTH WARMEST OCTOBER ON
RECORD WITH 57.2 DEGREES RECORDED IN 1963. THE TEMPERATURE
DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH. ONE TEMPERATURE
RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON OCTOBER 10, A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF
86 DEGREES WAS RECORDED TYING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 86 DEGREES
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2003 AND 1955.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.35 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.82 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
NO SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED FOR THE MONTH.
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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