CXUS53 KFGF 031826 CLAFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1021 AM CST SAT JAN 2 2016 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2016 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 109 07/12/1936 LOW -43 01/11/1912 HIGHEST 96 08/14 52 44 LOWEST -22 02/22 31 -53 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.7 51.2 2.5 AVG. MINIMUM 33.2 30.8 2.4 MEAN 43.4 41.0 2.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 6 8.5 -2.5 DAYS MAX <= 32 84 99.0 -15.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 165 178.2 -13.2 DAYS MIN <= 0 42 45.0 -3.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 27.22 2010 MINIMUM 9.34 1910 TOTALS 20.53 21.62 -1.09 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.06 0.00 DAYS >= .01 91 92.5 -1.5 DAYS >= .10 44 46.2 -2.2 DAYS >= .50 11 12.2 -1.2 DAYS >= 1.00 4 4.0 0.0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.87 MM STORM TOTAL MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 120.5 1996 24 HR TOTAL 15.7 MM TOTALS 31.9 42.8 -10.9 LIQUID EQUIV 3.19 4.30 -1.11 SINCE 7/1 18.2 18.0 0.2 LIQUID 7/1 1.82 DAYS >= TRACE 69 30.9 38.1 DAYS >= 1.0 11 13.1 -2.1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 6 12/27 12/25 12/26 24 HR TOTAL 4.8 MM STORM TOTAL MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 8272 9222 -950 SINCE 7/1 MM 3731 MM COOLING TOTAL 580 462 118 SINCE 1/1 580 463 117 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST MM LATEST MM ................................................. 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 MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 36 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 23 SLEET 0 FOG 25 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && 2015 AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIV (NWS) CLIMATE SITE WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN AVERAGE. THE MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURE OF 43.4 DEGREES WAS 2.4 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. DURING 2015...20.53 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL...WHICH IS 1.09 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE. 2015 DID NOT RANK AMONG THE WETTEST OR DRIEST YEARS ON RECORD. 31.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN 2015...WHICH IS 10.9 INCHES BELOW AVERAGE. REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (FORMERLY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER). $$ HOPKINS