Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLMGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
915 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2024
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 92 10/01/1992
LOW 6 10/31/1991
HIGHEST 87 10/10 55 32 92 10/01
LOWEST 20 10/31 6 14 8 10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.5 53.9 9.6 55.4
AVG. MINIMUM 37.5 32.5 5.0 35.6
MEAN 50.5 43.2 7.3 45.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 3
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 15.0 -8.0 10
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.79 1998
MINIMUM 0.08 1992
TOTALS 0.61 1.88 -1.27 2.17
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.06 -0.04 0.07
DAYS >= .01 5 8.4 -3.4 12
DAYS >= .10 3 3.8 -0.8 7
DAYS >= .50 0 1.2 -1.2 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.23 10/12 TO 10/12
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.9 2001
TOTALS 0.0 1.6 -1.6 4.1
SINCE 7/1 0.0 1.6 -1.6 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.4 -0.4 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 4 10/27
10/30
10/31
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 442 678 -236 616
SINCE 7/1 512 999 -487 MM
COOLING TOTAL 1 2 -1 18
SINCE 1/1 595 383 212 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
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 0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 17
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59
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 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 10
- 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 GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 50.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.3
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE FOURTH WARMEST OCTOBER ON
RECORD WITH 57.1 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
87 DEGREES WAS RECORDED BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 85 DEGREES
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2015.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.61 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.27 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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