Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
281 CXUS53 KFGF 011501 CLMGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 832 AM CDT SUN SEP 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 08/07/1983 LOW 30 08/30/1931 HIGHEST 93 08/01 81 12 96 08/01 LOWEST 46 08/10 55 -9 45 08/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 80.4 79.8 0.6 80.6 AVG. MINIMUM 57.7 54.3 3.4 56.0 MEAN 69.1 67.0 2.1 68.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 3 2.6 0.4 3 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.21 2002 MINIMUM 0.34 1967 TOTALS 4.83 2.81 2.02 1.14 DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.09 0.07 0.04 DAYS >= .01 8 8.8 -0.8 11 DAYS >= .10 4 5.2 -1.2 5 DAYS >= .50 3 2.0 1.0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.6 1.4 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.40 08/28 TO 08/29 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 21 49 -28 21 SINCE 7/1 22 77 -55 MM COOLING TOTAL 156 112 44 131 SINCE 1/1 477 352 125 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/150 DATE 08/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/150 DATE 08/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 10 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 69.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 4.83 INCHES WHICH WAS 2.02 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. ONE PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON AUGUST 15TH, A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.65 INCHES WAS SET, WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 1.44 INCHES SET IN 1949. 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). $$