NDAWN Station: Grand Forks, ND

Data for 2009-11-19

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Max air temp:47 °F / 8 °C (at 3:23 PM CST)
Min air temp:27 °F / -3 °C (at 12:11 AM CST)
Avg air temp:37 °F / 3 °C
Avg bare soil temp:35 °F / 2 °C
Avg turf soil temp:35 °F / 2 °C
Avg wind speed:4.5 mph / 2.0 m/s
Max wind speed:13.2 mph / 5.9 m/s (at 10:29 AM CST)
Wind direction:236 deg
Wind direction SD:60 deg
Total solar radiation:142 Lys / 6 MJ/m2
PET (Penman):0.03 inch / 0.76 mm
Total rainfall:Missing
Avg dew point:28 °F / -2 °C
Avg wind chill:Not available
Min wind chill:Not available

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Details:
Location:Grand Forks, ND
Period of record:1990-04-24 to present
Latitude:47.841°
Longitude:-97.071°
Elevation:846 feet (257 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:26 °F / -3 °C
Normal Avg Temp:18 °F / -8 °C
Normal Min Temp:10 °F / -12 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7876 °F / 4376 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:420 °F / 233 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:101 °F (38 °C)
1991-08-28 at 2:18 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-28 °F (-34 °C)
(estimated) 1996-02-01 at 3:48 PM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:77 °F (25 °C)
1995-06-19 at 11:58 PM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-43 °F (-42 °C)
(estimated) 1996-02-01 at 7:29 AM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:80 °F (27 °C)
2001-08-04
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-44 °F (-42 °C)
1996-02-01
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-50 °F (-46 °C)
1996-01-18

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:55.1 mph (24.6 m/s)
2002-08-31 at 11:03 PM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:42.7 mph (19.1 m/s)
(estimated) 1997-04-09 for hour ending at 7:00 AM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:25.9 mph (11.6 m/s)
1995-12-05

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:4.10 inch (104.1 mm)
2002-06-09

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:9 days
1991-06-24 - 1991-07-02
2000-06-13 - 2000-06-21
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:5 days
1991-06-28 - 1991-07-02
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:2 days
1991-04-13 - 1991-04-14
1991-05-22 - 1991-05-23
1991-07-20 - 1991-07-21
1993-07-24 - 1993-07-25
1994-07-07 - 1994-07-08
1996-07-17 - 1996-07-18
2002-07-09 - 2002-07-10
2006-08-09 - 2006-08-10

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:768 Lys (32.1 MJ/m2)
1995-06-16

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.43 inch (11 mm)
1995-06-17
Maximum PET (Penman):0.55 inch (14 mm)
1992-05-06