CXUS53 KFGF 011421 CLMGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 915 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 92 10/01/1992 LOW 6 10/31/1991 HIGHEST 87 10/10 55 32 92 10/01 LOWEST 20 10/31 6 14 8 10/28 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.5 53.9 9.6 55.4 AVG. MINIMUM 37.5 32.5 5.0 35.6 MEAN 50.5 43.2 7.3 45.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 3 DAYS MIN <= 32 7 15.0 -8.0 10 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.79 1998 MINIMUM 0.08 1992 TOTALS 0.61 1.88 -1.27 2.17 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.06 -0.04 0.07 DAYS >= .01 5 8.4 -3.4 12 DAYS >= .10 3 3.8 -0.8 7 DAYS >= .50 0 1.2 -1.2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.23 10/12 TO 10/12 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 10.9 2001 TOTALS 0.0 1.6 -1.6 4.1 SINCE 7/1 0.0 1.6 -1.6 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.4 -0.4 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 4 10/27 10/30 10/31 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 442 678 -236 616 SINCE 7/1 512 999 -487 MM COOLING TOTAL 1 2 -1 18 SINCE 1/1 595 383 212 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/310 DATE 10/05 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/310 DATE 10/05 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 17 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 10 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 50.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE FOURTH WARMEST OCTOBER ON RECORD WITH 57.1 DEGREES RECORDED IN 1963. THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH. ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON OCTOBER 10, A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES WAS RECORDED BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 85 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2015. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 0.61 INCHES WHICH WAS 1.27 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH. NO SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED 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). $$