Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1249 PM CST WED
JAN 01 2025
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 56 12/09/1990
LOW -33 12/31/2021
HIGHEST 44 12/07 19 25 56 12/06
LOWEST -14 12/20 2 -16 -1 12/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 25.5 21.4 4.1 33.4
AVG. MINIMUM 11.6 4.2 7.4 19.3
MEAN 18.5 12.8 5.7 26.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 21 24.4 -3.4 16
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 31.0 0.0 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 7 12.1 -5.1 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 1.96 1988
MINIMUM 0.07 1979
TOTALS 0.77 0.66 0.11 0.93
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.03
DAYS >= .01 10 8.8 1.2 8
DAYS >= .10 2 2.4 -0.4 4
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.32 12/18 TO 12/19
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 30.2 1996
TOTALS 5.3 12.3 -7.0 4.4
SINCE 7/1 8.6 20.5 -11.9 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 1
DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.5 -1.5 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 6 12/22 3 12/09
12/23
12/24
12/10
24 HR TOTAL 5.3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1433 1618 -185 1191
SINCE 7/1 2930 3765 -835 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 595 383 212 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/300 DATE 12/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/310 DATE 12/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.78
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 22
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 16 SLEET 0
FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 8
- 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 DECEMBER AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 18.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 6.4
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.77 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.11 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
5.3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED THIS MONTH WHICH WAS 7 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. NO SNOWFALL WAS RECORDS WERE BROKEN 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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