CXUS53 KFGF 011434 CLMGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 933 AM CDT MON APR 1 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 80 03/31/1963 LOW -38 03/10/1948 HIGHEST 57 03/11 34 23 37 03/03 LOWEST 6 03/23 17 -11 -13 03/29 AVG. MAXIMUM 36.9 33.9 3.0 23.4 AVG. MINIMUM 18.1 15.0 3.1 1.7 MEAN 27.5 24.4 3.1 12.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 12 13.0 -1.0 28 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 28.2 2.8 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 5.0 -5.0 16 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.08 1966 MINIMUM 0.04 1986 TOTALS 0.17 0.91 -0.74 1.05 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.03 DAYS >= .01 5 7.3 -2.3 9 DAYS >= .10 0 2.9 -2.9 4 DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.07 03/02 TO 03/02 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 29.3 1966 TOTALS 2.3 7.4 -5.1 17.0 SINCE 7/1 19.7 44.9 -25.2 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 11 DAYS >= 1.0 0 2.4 -2.4 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 03/01 19 03/12 03/03 03/27 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1155 1257 -102 1617 SINCE 7/1 6837 8364 -1527 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/260 DATE 03/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/260 DATE 03/03 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.62 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 13 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 6 - 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 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES BUT BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 27.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.1 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 0.17 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.74 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. SNOWFALL FOR MARCH WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.3 INCHES WHICH IS 5.1 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). $$