CXUS53 KFGF 011438 CLMFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 936 AM CDT MON APR 1 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 83 03/22/1910 03/20/1910 03/18/1910 LOW -36 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 56 03/11 35 21 36 03/03 03/31 LOWEST 7 03/23 18 -11 -9 03/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 35.8 34.0 1.8 24.1 AVG. MINIMUM 18.4 16.7 1.7 4.2 MEAN 27.1 25.4 1.7 14.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 14 12.9 1.1 28 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 28.4 2.6 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 4.3 -4.3 11 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.76 1942 MINIMUM 0.01 1969 TOTALS 0.22 0.91 -0.69 1.38 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.04 DAYS >= .01 4 6.6 -2.6 10 DAYS >= .10 1 2.7 -1.7 5 DAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.16 03/02 TO 03/02 0.50 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 20.6 2023 TOTALS 2.6 7.8 -5.2 20.6 SINCE 7/1 29.0 45.6 -16.6 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 18 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.4 -1.4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 03/01 23 03/12 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1168 1229 -61 SINCE 7/1 6861 8201 -1340 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................................ SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0 FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF MARCH AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES BUT BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 27.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 1.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH AND SHIFTED TO BELOW NORMAL AS THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN CHANGED. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 0.22 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.69 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. SNOWFALL FOR MARCH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.6 INCHES WHICH IS 5.2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE SET 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). $$