CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 748 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2008 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2007... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2007 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 114 07/06/1936 LOW -48 01/08/1887 HIGHEST 99 07/07 MM MM 102 07/30 LOWEST -28 02/07 MM MM -22 02/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.1 51.6 1.5 55.4 AVG. MINIMUM 33.1 30.8 2.3 35.0 MEAN 43.1 41.2 1.9 45.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 20 14.0 6.0 15 DAYS MAX <= 32 98 98.0 0.0 72 DAYS MIN <= 32 161 180.0 -19.0 167 DAYS MIN <= 0 41 50.0 -9.0 19 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 26.24 21.19 5.05 17.15 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.04 DAYS >= .01 107 102.0 5.0 82 DAYS >= .10 52 46.0 6.0 40 DAYS >= .50 21 13.0 8.0 11 DAYS >= 1.00 4 5.0 -1.0 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.91 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 51.1 46.7 4.4 25.7 DAYS >= TRACE 69 129.1 -60.1 58 DAYS >= 1.0 13 13.0 0.0 10 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 14 12/07 12 02/27 02/25 02/26 24 HR TOTAL 7.4 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 8529 10940 -2411 7786 SINCE 7/1 3401 3662 -261 3117 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST MM LATEST MM ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/206 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/240 DATE 06/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/260 DATE 06/17 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 0 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 208 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 95 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 61 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 21 RAIN 36 LIGHT RAIN 95 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 11 LIGHT SNOW 64 SLEET 0 FOG 152 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 19 HAZE 98