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CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 832 AM CDT SUN
SEP 01 2024

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...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

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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

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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).

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