CXUS53 KFGF 011441 CLMGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 925 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 100 04/21/1980 LOW -8 04/01/1970 HIGHEST 78 04/25 54 24 56 04/28 04/30 LOWEST 16 04/01 31 -15 -2 04/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.5 52.0 4.5 42.0 AVG. MINIMUM 31.1 29.3 1.8 24.3 MEAN 43.8 40.7 3.1 33.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.9 -1.9 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 15 18.6 -3.6 24 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORDS MAXIMUM 5.47 2022 MINIMUM 0.00 1988 TOTALS 2.02 1.21 0.81 1.83 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.06 DAYS >= .01 11 7.7 3.3 11 DAYS >= .10 7 3.3 3.7 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.5 0.5 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.60 04/30 TO 04/30 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 14.7 2023 TOTALS T 3.5 -3.5 14.7 SINCE 7/1 19.7 48.4 -28.7 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 5 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.0 -1.0 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 16 04/05 04/06 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 628 731 -103 947 SINCE 7/1 7465 9093 -1628 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/190 DATE 04/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/160 DATE 04/25 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.59 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 9 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF APRIL AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 43.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED MAINLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 2.02 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.81 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. A TRACE OF SNOW WAS RECORDED 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). $$