Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLMFAR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
841 AM CDT SUN JUN 01 2025
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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 104 05/30/1934
LOW 14 05/01/1890
HIGHEST 95 05/11 70 25 88 05/17
05/12
LOWEST 36 05/02 45 -9 38 05/05
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.4 68.7 3.7 70.4
AVG. MINIMUM 46.7 44.4 2.3 48.0
MEAN 59.6 56.6 3.0 59.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 0.9 3.1 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 2.8 -2.8 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.85 2015
MINIMUM 0.37 2021
TOTALS 2.44 3.09 -0.65 5.92
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.10 -0.02 0.19
DAYS >= .01 6 11.4 -5.4 14
DAYS >= .10 5 6.1 -1.1 10
DAYS >= .50 1 1.9 -0.9 5
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.6 0.4 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.54 05/19 TO 05/20
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 5.1 1935
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 27.9 51.4 -23.5 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 232 291 -59 182
SINCE 7/1 8019 8746 -727 MM
COOLING TOTAL 71 29 42 11
SINCE 1/1 71 30 41 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/190 DATE 05/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/180 DATE 05/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.32
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THE MONTH OF APRIL AT THE FARGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS SLIGHTLY
ABOVE AVERAGE IN TEMPERATURE AND SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE FOR
PRECIPITATION.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 59.6 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
3.0 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. MULTIPLE HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE
SET ON MAY 11TH AND 12TH AT 95 DEGREES FOR BOTH DAYS.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.44 INCHES, WHICH WAS 0.65 INCHES
ABOVE AVERAGE. ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS BROKEN ON MAY 20TH
WITH 1.47 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS A TRACE OF SNOW, WHICH IS NEAR AVERAGE
FOR THE MONTH.
THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL AND
OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI).