August, 1999 Preliminary Local Climatological Data Fargo, ND National Weather Service |-Temperature-|--------Degree Days---------|-Precipitation-|-Snowfall-|----Wind----| (degrees F) (base 65 degrees F) (inches) (inches) (mph, deg) Heating Cooling Max Min Avg Dep HDD Seas Dep CDD Seas Dep Tot Tot Norm Tot Tot Avg Pk Dir from for for for for for Spd Gust at Norm Seas Seas Mon Mon Seas Pk Date | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 76 52 64 M 1 5 M 0 356 M 0 0 M M M M M M 2 76 57 67 -5 0 5 -14 2 356 -10 0 0 0.16 0.0 T 6.9 15 30 3 80 57 69 -3 0 5 -14 4 360 -13 0.12 0.12 0.24 0.0 T 8.2 20 31 4 83 54 69 -3 0 5 -14 4 364 -16 0 0.12 0.32 0.0 T 8.3 23 300 5 88 57 73 2 0 5 -15 8 372 -15 0 0.12 0.40 0.0 T 7.1 17 290 6 87 58 73 2 0 5 -16 8 380 -14 0.01 0.13 0.48 0.0 T 6.8 25 290 7 72 54 63 -8 2 7 -15 0 380 -21 0.02 0.15 0.56 0.0 T 11.3 26 20 8 77 49 63 -8 2 9 -14 0 380 -28 0 0.15 0.64 0.0 T 5.5 24 200 9 83 63 73 3 0 9 -15 8 388 -26 0.35 0.50 0.72 0.0 T 13.2 28 180 10 82 59 71 1 0 9 -16 0 388 M 0 0.50 M M M 6.8 16 170 11 79 65 72 2 0 9 -17 7 401 -25 0.58 1.08 0.88 M M 12.3 23 60 12 68 56 62 -8 3 12 -15 0 401 -31 2.20 3.28 0.96 M M 16.6 37 20 13 73 49 61 -9 4 16 -12 0 401 -37 0 3.28 1.04 M M 8.3 21 350 14 75 53 64 -6 1 17 -12 0 401 -43 0 3.28 1.12 M M 12.7 29 160 15 81 64 73 3 0 17 -13 8 409 -41 0.02 3.30 1.20 M M 13.0 29 160 16 81 57 69 0 0 17 -14 4 413 -42 0 3.30 1.28 M M 15.8 41 280 17 83 54 69 0 0 17 -15 4 417 -43 T 3.30 1.36 M M 5.7 20 340 18 73 53 63 -6 2 19 -14 0 417 -48 T 3.30 1.44 M M 9.6 24 10 19 78 48 63 -5 2 21 -14 0 417 -53 0 3.30 1.52 M M 3.1 13 130 20 77 60 69 1 0 21 -16 4 421 -54 T 3.30 1.60 0.0 T 7.9 20 160 21 81 60 71 3 0 21 -18 6 427 -53 0 3.30 1.68 0.0 T 6.9 16 120 22 84 57 71 3 0 21 -20 6 433 -52 0.95 4.25 1.76 0.0 T 6.9 39 230 23 75 56 66 -1 0 21 -22 1 434 -55 0.02 4.27 1.84 0.0 T 9.7 24 320 24 81 56 69 2 0 21 -24 4 438 -55 0 4.27 1.92 0.0 T 3.3 9 260 25 81 61 71 4 0 21 -26 6 444 -53 0 4.27 2.00 0.0 T 11.7 26 150 26 90 65 78 12 0 21 -29 13 457 -44 0 4.27 2.08 0.0 T 9.4 22 150 27 93 58 76 10 0 21 -32 11 468 -37 0 4.27 2.15 0.0 T 6.3 21 30 28 78 58 68 3 0 21 -35 3 471 -37 0 4.27 2.22 0.0 T 8.9 20 20 29 69 49 59 -6 6 27 -32 0 471 -40 T 4.27 2.29 0.0 T 11 22 130 30 65 57 61 -3 4 31 -32 0 471 -43 0.10 4.48 2.36 0.0 T 15.3 29 160 31 85 65 75 11 0 31 -36 10 481 -36 0 4.48 2.43 0.0 T 17.1 34 150 Monthly Summary for August TEMPERATURE DATA...... (DEGREES F) AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 68.0 OR 0.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 79.2 AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 56.8 HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 93 ON DAY 27 LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 48 ON DAY 19 HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65) COOLING DEGREE DAYS MONTHLY TOTAL ........... 27 MONTHLY TOTAL .......... 127 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -21 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... -38 SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN). 31 SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC) 481 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -36 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... -36 PRECIPITATION DATA.... ..RAIN.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 4.48 OR 2.05 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST..... 17.34 OR 2.94 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS M INCHES ON DAY(S) _____ ..SNOW.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 0.0 TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........ T GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS INCHES ON DAY(S) __ __ ..NUMBER OF DAYS.. WITH .01 INCHES OR MORE 10 HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 0 WITH .10 INCHES OR MORE 6 HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER 2 WITH .50 INCHES OR MORE 3 LOWS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 0 WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE 1 LOWS 0 DEGREES OR COLDER 0 SKY CONDITION......... SEA LEVEL PRESSURE............ NUMBER OF DAYS CLEAR .. 31 HIGHEST 30.07 INCHES ON DAY 01 NUMBER OF DAYS PTCLDY .. 0 LOWEST 29.82 INCHES ON DAY 01 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY .. 0 WIND DATA............. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED WAS 9.4 MPH THE FASTEST TWO-MINUTE WIND WAS... 33 MPH FROM 280 DEGREES THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST WAS.... 41 FROM 280 DEGREES AUGUST 1999 WAS A SLIGHTLY WARMER AND WETTER MONTH THAN NORMAL....AND QUITE A BIT WETTER THAN NORMAL AS WELL THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 68.0 WHICH WAS 0.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 79.2 DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 56.8 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 93 ON THE 27TH AND THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 48 ON THE 19TH. THERE WERE 27 HEATING DEGREE DAYS WHICH IS 21 BELOW NORMAL. THE SEASONAL TOTAL IS 31...WHICH WAS 36 BELOW NORMAL. THERE WERE 127 COOLING DEGREE DAYS WHICH IS 38 BELOW NORMAL. THE SEASONAL TOTAL OF 481 IS 36 DEGREE DAYS BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL RAIN FOR THE MONTH WAS 4.48 INCHES WHICH IS 2.05 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. SINCE JANUARY 1ST THERE HAS 17.34 INCHES WHICH IS 2.94 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED WAS 9.4 MPH. THE FASTEST TWO-MINUTE WIND WAS 33 MPH FROM THE WEST. THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST WAS 41 MPH FROM THE WEST. GRAND FORKS MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ........GRAND FORKS AUG CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY...... ....DATA TAKEN AT THE AIRPORT... .........TEMPERATURE DATA.......... HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH.. 87 ON DAY 26 LOWEST FOR THE MONTH.. 42 ON DAY 29 MONTHLY MEAN TEMP...... 65.4 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 3.4 ..........DEGREE DAY DATA............... HEATING MONTH....... 52 DEPARTURE... -24 SEASON...... 71 DEPARTURE... -35 COOLING MONTH....... 73 DEPARTURE... -65 SEASON...... 305 DEPARTURE... -134 ...........PRECIPITATION...... TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 4.44 NORMAL MONTH TO DATE........ 2.41 TOTAL FOR THE YEAR.......... 18.72 NORMAL YEAR TO DATE......... 13.52 SNOWFALL THIS MONTH 0.0 SNOWFALL FOR THE SEASON 0.0 AUGUST 1999 WAS A COOLER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL MONTH IN THE GRAND FORKS AREA. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 65.4 DEGREES WAS 2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH OF 87 WAS SET ON THE 26TH WHILE THE LOWEST OF 42 WAS SET JUST 3 DAYS LATER...ON THE 29TH. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR AUGUST WAS 4.44 INCHES WHICH IS 2.11 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TOAL FOR THE YEAR STANDS AT 18.72 INCHES...WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL FOR THE YEAR. TOTAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS WERE 52 WHICH IS 24 BELOW NORMAL. THE SEASONAL HEATING DEGREE DAYS TOTAL OF 71 IS 35 BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL COOLING DEGREE DAYS FOR AUGUST WERE 73 WHICH IS 65 BELOW NORMAL. THE TOTAL FOR THE SEASON IS NOW 305 WHICH IS 132 BELOW THE NORMAL. THE STRONGEST WIND IN AUGUST WAS A 41 MPH GUST FROM THE NORTH...WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 22ND.