CXUS53 KFGF 011753 CLSFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 1133 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2024 ................................... ...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 66 02/25/1958 LOW -48 01/08/1887 HIGHEST 62 12/07 20 42 36 02/08 02/13 LOWEST -14 01/14 2 -16 -25 12/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 33.5 21.6 11.9 18.5 AVG. MINIMUM 19.6 3.9 15.7 1.7 MEAN 26.5 12.8 13.7 10.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 31 68.9 -37.9 75 DAYS MIN <= 32 81 88.9 -7.9 90 DAYS MIN <= 0 12 37.0 -25.0 40 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.28 2010 MINIMUM 0.27 1942 TOTALS 3.83 2.29 1.54 2.54 DAILY AVG. 0.04 NAN NAN 0.03 DAYS >= .01 16 26.4 -10.4 MM DAYS >= .10 6 6.9 -0.9 MM DAYS >= .50 3 0.6 2.4 MM DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.0 1.0 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.22 0.76 12/13 TO 12/14 STORM TOTAL 1.03 0.68 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 57.0 1997 24 HR TOTAL 16.3 01/22/1982 TO 01/22/1982 SNOW DEPTH 15 12/29/2022 12/28/2022 12/27/2022 TOTALS 8.4 30.1 -21.7 30.3 LIQUID EQUIV 0.80 3.00 -2.20 3.03 SINCE 7/1 11.2 38.1 -26.9 MM LIQUID 7/1 1.12 3.80 -2.68 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 10 DAYS >= TRACE 33 27.3 5.7 37 DAYS >= 1.0 2 8.5 -6.5 10 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 02/28 15 12/27 02/29 12/28 12/29 24 HR TOTAL MM MM 2.7 STORM TOTAL 2.7 4.8 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3485 4701 -1216 4921 SINCE 7/1 4990 6714 -1724 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/10 LATEST 04/29 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/270 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/350 DATE 12/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/350 DATE 12/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.54 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 33 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 22 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 36 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 33 SLEET 0 FOG 41 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 9 HAZE 35 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE WINTER SEASON AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERALL HAD ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE, WITH BELOW NORMAL SNOWFALL. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SEASON REMAINED ON THE WARM SIDE EXCEPT FOR MID JANUARY WHEN AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK RESULTED IN DAILY BELOW AVERAGE DEPARTURES. THE OVERALL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 26.5 DEGREES WHICH IS 13.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD OF 22.1 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2012. PRECIPITATION FOR THE SEASON WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 3.83 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.54 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. DECEMBER WAS THE WETTEST MONTH WITH 3.00 INCHES AS A LATE MONTH ICE STORM HELPED PUSH TOTALS TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES. SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON WAS 8.4 INCHES WHICH IS 21.7 INCHES BELOW NORMAL, OR APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF SEASONAL AMOUNTS. 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). $$