NDAWN Station: Fargo, ND

Data for 2009-11-20

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Max air temp:48 °F / 9 °C (at 2:36 PM CST)
Min air temp:22 °F / -6 °C (at 6:48 AM CST)
Avg air temp:35 °F / 2 °C
Avg bare soil temp:35 °F / 2 °C
Avg turf soil temp:37 °F / 3 °C
Avg wind speed:5.0 mph / 2.3 m/s
Max wind speed:15.0 mph / 6.7 m/s (at 11:41 PM CST)
Wind direction:174 deg
Wind direction SD:28 deg
Total solar radiation:183 Lys / 8 MJ/m2
PET (Penman):0.04 inch / 1.09 mm
Total rainfall:Missing
Avg dew point:27 °F / -3 °C
Avg wind chill:Not available
Min wind chill:Not available

2009 Sponsors of Fargo station:

  • Cass County Weed Control Board
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Details:
Location:Fargo, ND
Period of record:1990-04-24 to present
Latitude:46.897°
Longitude:-96.812°
Elevation:902 feet (274 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:27 °F / -3 °C
Normal Avg Temp:19 °F / -7 °C
Normal Min Temp:11 °F / -12 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7526 °F / 4181 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:533 °F / 296 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:103 °F (40 °C)
2006-07-30 at 3:59 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-26 °F (-32 °C)
(estimated) 1996-02-01 at 1:05 PM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:79 °F (26 °C)
1996-06-28 at 5:01 AM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-35 °F (-37 °C)
1994-01-18 at 8:36 AM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:76 °F (25 °C)
2001-08-04
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-40 °F (-40 °C)
1996-02-01
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-49 °F (-45 °C)
1994-01-18

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:63.4 mph (28.3 m/s)
1993-08-01 at 2:19 PM CST
1993-09-12 at 6:30 PM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:41.9 mph (18.7 m/s)
(estimated) 1993-09-09 for hour ending at 4:00 PM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:26.1 mph (11.7 m/s)
1997-11-02

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:4.91 inch (124.7 mm)
2000-06-19

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:11 days
2000-06-13 - 2000-06-23
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:7 days
2003-06-21 - 2003-06-27
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:2 days
1993-07-15 - 1993-07-16
1999-09-01 - 1999-09-02
2000-06-19 - 2000-06-20
2004-09-04 - 2004-09-05
2004-10-29 - 2004-10-30

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:755 Lys (31.6 MJ/m2)
1995-06-11

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.41 inch (10 mm)
1995-06-17
Maximum PET (Penman):0.51 inch (13 mm)
2004-04-28

2009:

Cass County Weed Control Board

2007:

NDAWN

2006:

NDAWN