GRAND FORKS INTL AP, NORTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 13.8 19.8 32.7 51.6 67.8 76.3 81.6 80.2 68.3 55.4 34.8 19.0 50.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.5 30.2 42.7 65.2 79.8 85.7 87.3 88.8 75.9 70.0 43.8 30.8 54.6
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1981 1980 1977 1988 1989 1961 1963 1963 1981 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 0.8 5.4 22.6 40.2 57.8 65.7 76.3 73.4 54.9 45.5 22.1 7.6 46.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1979 1970 1979 1974 1969 1972 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 4.3 10.4 24.0 41.5 55.1 64.2 69.1 67.0 56.2 44.5 26.5 10.3 39.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 18.7 24.2 35.4 50.3 66.9 71.4 73.9 73.0 61.7 57.1 36.0 21.8 43.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1989 1983 1978 1963 1981 1982 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -7.9 -4.1 9.6 33.0 48.1 54.9 63.1 60.8 46.3 38.8 11.6 0.1 36.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1966 1979 1970 1979 1979 1969 1972 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -5.3 1.0 15.3 31.3 42.4 52.0 56.5 53.7 44.1 33.5 18.2 1.5 28.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.9 18.2 29.3 36.3 54.0 57.6 61.1 59.3 48.8 44.2 28.1 15.1 33.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1970 1964 1983 1978 1963 1981 1982 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -17.7 -13.5 -3.4 25.8 36.5 44.1 49.8 48.2 37.7 26.0 1.0 -8.3 25.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1970 1979 1967 1969 1972 1977 1965 1976 1985 1985 1972
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.72 0.49 0.94 1.35 2.05 2.84 2.72 2.41 2.24 1.29 0.65 0.64 18.34
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.76 1.54 3.08 3.62 4.87 7.88 7.31 5.10 5.57 5.00 2.70 1.96 25.23
Year Highest Occurred 1967 1987 1966 1974 1962 1964 1966 1974 1965 1982 1977 1988 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.11 0.11 0.04 0.00 0.14 0.81 0.49 0.34 0.33 0.17 0.03 0.07 11.19
Year Lowest Occurred 1973 1989 1986 1988 1967 1972 1989 1967 1984 1989 1990 1979 1963
Heating Degree Days (F) 1882. 1529. 1271. 705. 344. 123. 38. 76. 278. 636. 1155. 1696. 9733.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 37. 99. 165. 138. 14. 0. 0. 0. 453.

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