Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1249 PM CST WED
JAN 01 2025
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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 65 12/06/1939
LOW -36 12/29/1887
HIGHEST 41 12/28 21 20 62 12/07
LOWEST -12 12/12 4 -16 8 12/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 26.0 24.0 2.0 37.8
AVG. MINIMUM 12.9 7.5 5.4 25.3
MEAN 19.5 15.7 3.8 31.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 20 22.3 -2.3 7
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.8 0.2 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 6 9.6 -3.6 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.00 2023
MINIMUM 0.02 1913
TOTALS 0.63 0.89 -0.26 3.00
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.10
DAYS >= .01 10 10.0 0.0 8
DAYS >= .10 2 2.6 -0.6 4
DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.34 12/18 TO 12/19
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 33.5 2008
SNOW DEPTH 15 12/29/2022
12/28/2022
12/27/2022
TOTALS 5.8 11.7 -5.9 2.8
SINCE 7/1 10.4 19.7 -9.3 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 3.3 -2.3 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 12/02 1 12/16
12/03
12/17
12/25
24 HR TOTAL 5.8
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1404 1527 -123 1030
SINCE 7/1 2853 3448 -595 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/320 DATE 12/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/320 DATE 12/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.73
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 20
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 83
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 14 SLEET 0
FOG 23 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7
HAZE 14
- 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 DECEMBER AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL IN
PRECIPITATION.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 19.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 6.0
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.63 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.11 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
THE 0.32 INCHES OF THAT FELL ON THE 19TH BEAT THE OLD RECORD OF 0.29
SET IN 1990.
5.8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED THIS MONTH WHICH WAS 5.9 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. NO SNOWFALL WAS RECORDS WERE BROKEN 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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