Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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              -8   04/01/1970
HIGHEST           72   04/12         54      18       78  04/25
LOWEST            16   04/07         31     -15       16  04/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    55.4               52.0     3.4     56.5
AVG. MINIMUM    29.9               29.3     0.6     31.1
MEAN            42.7               40.7     2.0     43.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                1.9    -1.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 32    22               18.6     3.4       15
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.47   2022
 MINIMUM        0.00   1988
TOTALS          1.61               1.21    0.40     2.02
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.04    0.01     0.07
DAYS >= .01        8                7.7     0.3       11
DAYS >= .10        4                3.3     0.7        7
DAYS >= .50        1                0.5     0.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.1     0.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.10   04/27 TO 04/28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          14.7   2023
TOTALS           1.7                3.5    -1.8        T
SINCE 7/1       24.5               48.4   -23.9       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        1                1.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   04/02                           0  MM
                       04/03
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    663                731     -68      628
 SINCE 7/1      7905               9093   -1188       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/360    DATE  04/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/360    DATE  04/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.56
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
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 GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE IN TEMPERATURE AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE IN
PRECIPITATION.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 42.7 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
2.0 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. NO RECORD TEMPERATURES WERE SET THIS
MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.61 INCHES, WHICH WAS 0.04 INCHES
ABOVE AVERAGE. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS
MONTH.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.7 INCHES, WHICH WAS 1.8 INCHES BELOW
AVERAGE. NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS 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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