Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
1208 PM CST SUN DEC 01 2024
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2024 TO 11/30/2024...
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 103 09/02/1983
LOW -31 11/29/1985
HIGHEST 88 09/16 103 -15 97 09/02
09/26
09/29
LOWEST -6 11/30 -31 25 0 11/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.9 53.3 7.6 57.5
AVG. MINIMUM 38.7 31.9 6.8 35.8
MEAN 49.8 42.6 7.2 46.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 6
DAYS MAX <= 32 10 12.8 -2.8 10
DAYS MIN <= 32 29 44.2 -15.2 38
DAYS MIN <= 0 2 2.1 -0.1 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 12.57 2019
MINIMUM 0.79 2020
TOTALS 2.59 5.06 -2.47 4.87
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.06 -0.03 0.05
DAYS >= .01 17 24.0 -7.0 23
DAYS >= .10 9 10.5 -1.5 13
DAYS >= .50 2 2.8 -0.8 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.0 -1.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.68 MM 1.10
STORM TOTAL 0.68 0.69
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 35.8 1985
24 HR TOTAL 12.4 11/18/1998 TO 11/18/1998
SNOW DEPTH 5 11/20/2022
TOTALS 3.3 8.2 -4.9 4.4
LIQUID EQUIV 0.30 0.80 -0.50 0.44
SINCE 7/1 3.3 8.2 -4.9 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.33 0.80 -0.47 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 6 7.0 -1.0 9
DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.4 -1.4 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 11/28 4 10/27
10/30
10/31
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
STORM TOTAL 2.3 3.1
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1475 2069 -594 1736
SINCE 7/1 1497 2146 -649 MM
COOLING TOTAL 118 31 87 87
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 10.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/220
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 0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 45
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 18
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 24 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 27 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 19
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE FALL SEASON AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL
HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL MOISTURE.
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON WERE ABOVE AVERAGE. THE OVERALL
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 49.8 DEGREES WHICH IS 7.2
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION
WAS 2.59 INCHES WHICH WAS 2.47 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
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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