Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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CLMGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
854 AM CDT WED APR 02 2025
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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 80 03/31/1963
LOW -38 03/10/1948
HIGHEST 64 03/14 34 30 57 03/11
LOWEST 0 03/01 17 -17 6 03/23
AVG. MAXIMUM 41.8 33.9 7.9 36.9
AVG. MINIMUM 18.8 15.0 3.8 18.1
MEAN 30.3 24.4 5.9 27.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 13.0 -9.0 12
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 28.2 2.8 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 5.0 -4.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.08 1966
MINIMUM 0.04 1986
TOTALS 0.45 0.91 -0.46 0.17
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.01
DAYS >= .01 4 7.3 -3.3 5
DAYS >= .10 2 2.9 -0.9 0
DAYS >= .50 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.26 03/23 TO 03/23
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 29.3 1966
TOTALS 4.9 7.4 -2.5 2.3
SINCE 7/1 22.8 44.9 -22.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 03/23 1 03/01
03/03
03/27
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1067 1257 -190 1155
SINCE 7/1 7242 8364 -1122 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/330 DATE 03/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/340 DATE 03/15
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.56
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
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 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0
FOG 10 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 MARCH AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS WAS
ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURE AND BELOW NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 30.3 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
5.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES
WAS SET AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MONDAY MARCH 10TH,
WHICH BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 54 DEGREES SET IN 1977.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.45 INCHES, WHICH WAS 0.46 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE SET FOR THE MONTH.
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 4.9 INCHES, WHICH WAS 2.5 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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