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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
854 AM CDT WED APR 02 2025

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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 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             83   03/22/1910
                       03/20/1910
                       03/18/1910
 LOW             -36   03/10/1948
HIGHEST           64   03/14         35      29       56  03/11
LOWEST            -4   03/01         18     -22        7  03/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    40.3               34.0     6.3     35.8
AVG. MINIMUM    19.0               16.7     2.3     18.4
MEAN            29.6               25.4     4.2     27.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     7               12.9    -5.9       14
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               28.4     2.6       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      1                4.3    -3.3        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.76   1942
 MINIMUM        0.01   1969
TOTALS          0.57               0.91   -0.34     0.22
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.03   -0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01        5                6.6    -1.6        4
DAYS >= .10        1                2.7    -1.7        1
DAYS >= .50        0                0.5    -0.5        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.42   03/23 TO 03/23               0.16

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          20.6   2023
TOTALS           6.7                7.8    -1.1      2.6
SINCE 7/1       29.3               45.6   -16.3       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        2                2.4    -0.4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        5   03/23                           2  03/01
 24 HR TOTAL     4.7

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1088               1229    -141
 SINCE 7/1      7388               8201    -813
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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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


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

-  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 GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE
NORMAL IN TEMPERATURE AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 29.6 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
4.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES
WAS SET AT GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS)ON MONDAY MARCH 10TH, WHICH
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 55 DEGREES SET IN 1990.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.57 INCHES, WHICH WAS 0.34 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 6.7 INCHES, WHICH WAS 1.1 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. A RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 4.7 INCHES WAS SET AT GRAND FORKS
UNIVERSITY (NWS) ON SUNDAY MARCH 23RD, WHICH BREAKS THE OLD RECORD
OF 4.3 INCHES SET IN 1955.

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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