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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
1224 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2025

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            100   04/21/1980
 LOW             -13   04/01/1881
HIGHEST           70   04/30         55      15       81  04/13
LOWEST            18   04/05         32     -14       22  04/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    53.9               54.1    -0.2     59.7
AVG. MINIMUM    32.4               31.9     0.5     36.9
MEAN            43.2               43.0     0.2     48.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                1.4    -1.4        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    14               15.6    -1.6       10
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.49   1886
 MINIMUM        0.00   2006
TOTALS          2.72               1.54    1.18     2.70
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.05    0.04     0.09
DAYS >= .01       12                8.2     3.8       12
DAYS >= .10        6                3.9     2.1        6
DAYS >= .50        2                0.8     1.2        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.2     0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.13   04/27 TO 04/28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          17.4   1886
 SNOW DEPTH       22   04/05/2023
TOTALS           6.7                4.1     2.6        T
SINCE 7/1       27.9               51.4   -23.5       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        2                1.1     0.9        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        4   04/03                           0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    649                661     -12      496
 SINCE 7/1      7787               8457    -670       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        1
 SINCE 1/1         0                  1      -1       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/350    DATE  04/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/350    DATE  04/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.44
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

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

&&

THE MONTH OF APRIL AT THE FARGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS NEAR
AVERAGE IN TEMPERATURE AND ABOVE AVERAGE IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 43.2 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
0.2 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. NO RECORD TEMPERATURES WERE SET THIS
MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.72 INCHES, WHICH WAS 1.18 INCHES
ABOVE AVERAGE. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS
MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 6.7 INCHES, WHICH WAS 2.6 INCHES ABOVE
AVERAGE. A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 4.9 INCHES WAS SET APRIL 2 2025,
BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 4.8 INCHES SET IN 2020.

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

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