CXUS53 KFGF 011214 CLAGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 555 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 109 07/12/1936 LOW -43 01/30/2004 01/11/1912 HIGHEST 100 06/20 51 49 100 06/19 LOWEST -26 02/02 29 -55 -37 01/01 AVG. MAXIMUM 52.7 50.6 2.1 49.1 AVG. MINIMUM 30.7 28.9 1.8 27.3 MEAN 41.7 39.8 1.9 38.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 20 8.6 11.4 9 DAYS MAX <= 32 107 101.3 5.7 119 DAYS MIN <= 32 183 184.7 -1.7 193 DAYS MIN <= 0 54 51.1 2.9 71 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 28.11 2019 MINIMUM 12.61 1989 TOTALS 15.44 21.74 -6.30 23.32 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.06 -0.02 0.06 DAYS >= .01 92 104.8 -12.8 111 DAYS >= .10 42 45.4 -3.4 48 DAYS >= .50 8 12.2 -4.2 16 DAYS >= 1.00 1 4.1 -3.1 4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.15 06/24 TO 06/25 2.02 05/11 TO 05/12 STORM TOTAL 1.07 1.73 (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 96.4 1997 24 HR TOTAL 12.9 MM SNOW DEPTH 20 01/21/2020 01/20/2020 TOTALS 47.3 48.4 -1.1 58.0 LIQUID EQUIV 4.70 4.80 -0.10 5.80 SINCE 7/1 8.8 20.5 -11.7 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.88 2.00 -1.12 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 3 DAYS >= TRACE 66 43.4 22.6 109 DAYS >= 1.0 15 14.7 0.3 15 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 19 03/12 15 12/22 24 HR TOTAL 0.9 MM 12.9 STORM TOTAL 9.1 9.0 (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 8982 9533 -551 10134 SINCE 7/1 2989 3765 -776 MM COOLING TOTAL 634 384 250 513 SINCE 1/1 634 383 251 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/08 LATEST 05/02 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 51/260 DATE 09/04 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 77/260 DATE 09/04 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 107 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 171 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 86 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 35 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 13 RAIN 25 LIGHT RAIN 84 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 11 HAIL 3 HEAVY SNOW 7 SNOW 15 LIGHT SNOW 68 SLEET 1 FOG 193 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 44 HAZE 136 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 41.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. TEMPERATURES FOR THE YEAR STARTED NEAR NORMAL AND AS THE YEAR PROGRESSED, EL NINO EFFECTS HAD A GREATER IMPACT ON TEMPERATURES AND THE TRENDS CONTINUED THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER WERE MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A STRENGTHENED EL NINO HELPING TO PUSH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE YEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES. PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 15.44 INCHES WHICH IS 6.30 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SAW ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION THEN THE PATTERN SWITCHED AND DRIER CONDITIONS PERSISTED THROUGH THE SUMMER SEASON LEADING TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS DURING THE PERIOD. THE DRY TREND STARTED TO REVERSE AS SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER SAW NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION. NOVEMBER WAS NEAR NORMAL AND DECEMBER WAS ABOVE NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION. THE FALL AND EARLY WINTER PRECIPITATION HELPED PUSH OVERALL PRECIPITATION VALUES UPWARD BUT OVERALL ANNUAL PRECIPITATION REMAINED MUCH BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. THERE WAS 47.3 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH IS 1.1 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE SPRING SEASON OF MARCH THROUGH MAY SAW MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWFALL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THAT PERIOD WAS 31.7 INCHES WHICH WAS 20.8 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE FALL AND EARLY WINTER SAW MUCH BELOW NORMAL SNOWFALL BUT THE SPRING SNOWS HELPED PUSH TOTALS TOWARD MORE NORMAL VALUES FOR THE YEAR. REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. $$