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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
658 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2021

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            109   07/12/1936
 LOW             -43   01/11/1912
HIGHEST           97   06/16         52      45
LOWEST           -24   01/16         31     -55
AVG. MAXIMUM    52.0               51.2     0.8
AVG. MINIMUM    31.5               30.8     0.7
MEAN            41.7               41.0     0.7
DAYS MAX >= 90    12                8.5     3.5
DAYS MAX <= 32    97               99.0    -2.0
DAYS MIN <= 32   198              178.2    19.8
DAYS MIN <= 0     34               45.0   -11.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       33.92   2019
 MINIMUM        9.34   1910
TOTALS         18.24              21.62   -3.38
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.06   -0.01
DAYS >= .01       83               92.5    -9.5
DAYS >= .10       31               46.2   -15.2
DAYS >= .50       13               12.2     0.8
DAYS >= 1.00       5                4.0     1.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.53   06/30 TO 06/30
 STORM TOTAL    2.53
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         120.5   1996
 24 HR TOTAL    15.7   MM
TOTALS          39.5               42.8    -3.3
 LIQUID EQUIV   4.00               4.30   -0.30
SINCE 7/1        9.4               18.0    -8.6
 LIQUID 7/1     0.94
DAYS >= TRACE     80               30.9    49.1
DAYS >= 1.0       12               13.1    -1.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       18R
 24 HR TOTAL    10.0   04/02 TO 04/03
 STORM TOTAL     9.7
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   9015               9222    -207
 SINCE 7/1      3384               3732    -348
COOLING TOTAL    619                462     157
 SINCE 1/1       619                463     156

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        09/08
LATEST                          05/15
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM        DATE   MM

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.00
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     MM

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               31     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          6     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               36     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

THE CALENDAR YEAR 2020 AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) STATION
WAS SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 41.7 DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.8
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 18.24 INCHES WHICH WAS 3.38 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL.  THE YEAR STARTED DRIER THAN AVERAGE WITH TWO THIRDS
OF THE ANNUAL TOTAL OCCURRING FROM APRIL TO AUGUST BEFORE TRENDING
DRIER AGAIN AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR WAS BELOW NORMAL.  A TOTAL OF
39.5 INCHES WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 3.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.  THE HIGHEST
SNOWFALL AMOUNT WAS REPORTED IN APRIL WITH 12.0 INCHES TO END THE
2019/20 WINTER SEASON.  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE AGAIN BELOW NORMAL DURING
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.  SNOWFALL INCREASED DURING DECEMBER BUT WAS STILL
BELOW NORMAL VALUES.

REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.



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