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 INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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 109 07/12/1936
LOW -43 01/30/2004
01/11/1912
HIGHEST 95 07/26 51 44 100 06/20
LOWEST -15 01/14 29 -44 -26 02/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 55.5 50.6 4.9 52.7
AVG. MINIMUM 35.0 28.9 6.1 30.7
MEAN 45.2 39.8 5.4 41.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 7 8.6 -1.6 20
DAYS MAX <= 32 78 101.3 -23.3 107
DAYS MIN <= 32 165 184.7 -19.7 183
DAYS MIN <= 0 24 51.1 -27.1 54
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 28.11 2019
MINIMUM 12.61 1989
TOTALS 23.58 21.74 1.84 15.44
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.04
DAYS >= .01 99 104.8 -5.8 92
DAYS >= .10 47 45.4 1.6 42
DAYS >= .50 16 12.2 3.8 8
DAYS >= 1.00 4 4.1 -0.1 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.40 1.15 06/24 TO 06/25
STORM TOTAL 2.36 1.07
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 96.4 1997
24 HR TOTAL 12.9 MM
SNOW DEPTH 20 01/21/2020
01/20/2020
TOTALS 19.5 48.4 -28.9 47.3
LIQUID EQUIV 2.00 4.80 -2.80 4.70
SINCE 7/1 8.6 20.5 -11.9 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.86 2.00 -1.14 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 3
DAYS >= TRACE 66 43.4 22.6 66
DAYS >= 1.0 6 14.7 -8.7 15
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 6 12/22 19 03/12
12/23
12/24
24 HR TOTAL 5.3 MM 0.9
STORM TOTAL 3.6 9.1
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7737 9533 -1796 8982
SINCE 7/1 2930 3765 -835 MM
COOLING TOTAL 595 384 211 634
SINCE 1/1 595 383 212 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/14
LATEST 04/24
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/310 DATE 10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/310 DATE 10/05
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.57
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 95
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 159
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 112
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 30 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 15 RAIN 33
LIGHT RAIN 111 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 10
LIGHT SNOW 66 SLEET 2
FOG 148 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 22
HAZE 107
- 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 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 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 45.2 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.9
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. TEMPERATURES FOR THE YEAR STARTED AND REMAINED
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE YEAR WITH ONLY APRIL, MAY, JUNE, AND AUGUST
NOT BEING AT LEAST 2.0 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. 2024 ENDED UP AS THE
SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD FALLING SHORT OF THE 45.8 SET IN 1965
PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 23.58 INCHES WHICH IS 3.36 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 NEAR NORMAL AND DECEMBER WAS BELOW
NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION. THE SPRING AND SUMMER
PRECIPITATION HELPED PUSH OVERALL PRECIPITATION VALUES UPWARD WITH
OVERALL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION RANKING AS THE ELEVENTH WETTEST ON
RECORD.
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. THERE
WAS 19.5 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH IS 23.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO SINGLE
MONTH SAW ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL AND AS SUCH THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED
UP AS THE SECOND LEAST SNOWY YEAR ON RECORD.
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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