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 123 PM CST WED
JAN 01 2025
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2024
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 92 07/26 52 40
LOWEST -16 01/14 31 -47
01/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 54.1 50.2 3.9
AVG. MINIMUM 35.6 30.8 4.8
MEAN 44.8 40.5 4.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 7.0 -3.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 83 101.4 -18.4
DAYS MIN <= 32 159 179.0 -20.0
DAYS MIN <= 0 24 46.8 -22.8
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 33.92 2019
MINIMUM 9.34 1910
TOTALS 26.19 22.83 3.36
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.06 0.01
DAYS >= .01 106 99.7 6.3
DAYS >= .10 50 47.1 2.9
DAYS >= .50 16 13.2 2.8
DAYS >= 1.00 5 4.3 0.7
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.17
STORM TOTAL 2.17
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 120.5 1996
24 HR TOTAL 15.7 MM
TOTALS 27.8 48.7 -20.9
LIQUID EQUIV 2.80 4.80 -2.00
SINCE 7/1 12.1 20.1 -8.0
LIQUID 7/1 1.21
DAYS >= TRACE 70 39.1 30.9
DAYS >= 1.0 7 14.8 -7.8
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 6 12/20
12/21
12/22
24 HR TOTAL 8.0
STORM TOTAL 6.0
(MM/DD(HH))
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7821 9314 -1493
SINCE 7/1 3003 3675 -672
COOLING TOTAL 532 430 102
SINCE 1/1 532 431 101
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/15
LATEST 04/24
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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 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 12 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 14
LIGHT RAIN 38 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 21 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 5
- 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 2024 AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS
WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER,
SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 44.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.9
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. TEMPERATURES FOR THE YEAR STARTED AND REMAINED
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE YEAR WITH ONLY MAY, JUNE, AND AUGUST NOT
BEING AT LEAST 2.0 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. 2024 ENDED UP AS THE
FOURTH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD FALLING SHORT OF THE 47.6 SET IN 1975
PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 26.19 INCHES WHICH IS 6.04 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. JANUARY THROUGH MARCH SAW BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION
THEN THE PATTERN SWITCHED AND WETTER CONDITIONS PERSISTED THROUGH
THE SUMMER SEASON LEADING TO VERY WET CONDITIONS BY AUGUST. THE WET
TREND STARTED TO REVERSE AS SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER SAW BELOW NORMAL
PRECIPITATION. NOVEMBER WAS ABOVE NORMAL AND DECEMBER WAS BELOW
NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION. THE SPING AND SUMMER
PRECIPITATION HELPED PUSH OVERALL PRECIPITATION VALUES UPWARD WITH
OVERALL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION RANKING AS THE TENTH WETTEST ON RECORD.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. THERE
WAS 27.8 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH IS 10.2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. FEBRUARY
SAW ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL OTHERWISE EVERY MONTH HAD BELOW AVERAGE
SNOWFALL.
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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