Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
555 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 109 07/12/1936
LOW -43 01/11/1912
HIGHEST 97 06/20 52 45
LOWEST -22 01/30 31 -53
02/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 51.9 50.2 1.7
AVG. MINIMUM 32.6 30.8 1.8
MEAN 42.3 40.5 1.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 13 7.0 6.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 110 101.4 8.6
DAYS MIN <= 32 181 179.0 2.0
DAYS MIN <= 0 36 46.8 -10.8
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 33.92 2019
MINIMUM 9.34 1910
TOTALS 17.33 22.83 -5.50
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.06 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 105 99.7 5.3
DAYS >= .10 47 47.1 -0.1
DAYS >= .50 12 13.2 -1.2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 4.3 -4.3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.93
STORM TOTAL 0.93
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 120.5 1996
24 HR TOTAL 15.7 MM
TOTALS 61.1 48.7 12.4
LIQUID EQUIV 6.10 4.80 1.30
SINCE 7/1 13.4 20.1 -6.7
LIQUID 7/1 1.34
DAYS >= TRACE 71 39.1 31.9
DAYS >= 1.0 18 14.8 3.2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 26R 04/05
24 HR TOTAL 3.9
STORM TOTAL 8.8
(MM/DD(HH))
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8828 9314 -486
SINCE 7/1 2969 3675 -706
COOLING TOTAL 673 430 243
SINCE 1/1 673 431 242
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/10
LATEST 05/02
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION MM DATE MM
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.00
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 11
LIGHT RAIN 40 FREEZING RAIN 2
LT FREEZING RAIN 7 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 20 SLEET 0
FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7
HAZE 16
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS
WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 42.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.8
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 17.33 INCHES WHICH IS 5.50 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 SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER SAW NEAR
NORMAL PRECIPITATION. NOVEMBER WAS NEAR NORMAL AND DECEMBER WAS
ABOVE NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION. THE FALL AND EARLY
WINTER PRECIPITATION HELPED PUSH OVERALL PRECIPITATION VALUES UPWARD
BUT OVERALL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION REMAINED MUCH BELOW NORMAL.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. THERE
WAS 61.1 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH IS 12.4 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
SPRING SEASON OF MARCH THROUGH MAY SAW MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL
WITH 38.8 INCHES WHICH WAS 28.2 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THAT SET A NEW
SPRING SEASONAL RECORD AND BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 30.5 INCHES
REPORTED BACK IN 1950. THE FALL AND EARLY WINTER SAW MUCH BELOW
NORMAL SNOWFALL BUT THE SPRING SNOWS HELPED PUSH TOTALS MUCH ABOVE
NORMAL VALUES FOR THE YEAR.
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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