Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
854 AM CDT WED APR 02 2025

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             80   03/23/1910
 LOW             -34   03/10/1948
HIGHEST           68   03/14         35      33       70  03/11
LOWEST             3   03/01         19     -16       11  03/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    44.7               36.3     8.4     41.7
AVG. MINIMUM    20.8               18.1     2.7     22.3
MEAN            32.7               27.2     5.5     32.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3               11.1    -8.1        8
DAYS MIN <= 32    29               26.7     2.3       27
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                3.5    -3.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.62   2009
 MINIMUM        0.03   1958
TOTALS          0.30               1.25   -0.95     0.48
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.04   -0.03     0.02
DAYS >= .01        4                7.7    -3.7       10
DAYS >= .10        1                3.1    -2.1        1
DAYS >= .50        0                0.7    -0.7        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.18   03/23 TO 03/23

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          28.1   2009
 SNOW DEPTH       23   03/22/2023
TOTALS           1.4                9.2    -7.8      6.3
SINCE 7/1       21.2               47.3   -26.1       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        1                2.5    -1.5        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   03/23                           2  03/25
                       03/24
                                                          03/26
                                                          03/27
 24 HR TOTAL     1.1

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    992               1172    -180     1015
 SINCE 7/1      7138               7795    -657       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/330    DATE  03/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    58/330    DATE  03/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.33
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

&&

THE MONTH OF MARCH AT THE FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURE AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 32.7 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
5.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES
WAS SET AT FARGO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MONDAY MARCH 10TH,
WHICH BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 58 DEGREES SET IN 1911. ANOTHER
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES WAS SET AT FARGO HECTOR
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON FRIDAY MARCH 14TH, WHICH TIES THE OLD
RECORD OF 68 DEGREES SET IN 2015.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.30 INCHES, WHICH WAS 0.95 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.4 INCHES, WHICH WAS 7.8 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. NO SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN 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).

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