CXUS53 KFGF 011610 CLMFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 951 AM CST THU JAN 01 2026 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2025... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2025 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 58 12/06/1939 12/20/1900 LOW -37 12/28/1933 HIGHEST 46 12/16 20 26 43 12/07 LOWEST -17 12/13 4 -21 -15 12/12 12/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 19.7 21.0 -1.3 24.0 AVG. MINIMUM -1.6 5.8 -7.4 10.5 MEAN 9.0 13.4 -4.4 17.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 27 24.5 2.5 22 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 31.0 0.0 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 18 10.5 7.5 7 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.29 1918 MINIMUM T 1994 TOTALS 1.58 0.73 0.85 0.62 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.02 DAYS >= .01 12 7.6 4.4 9 DAYS >= .10 4 2.4 1.6 2 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 12/09 TO 12/09 0.22 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 46.4 1996 TOTALS 20.2 13.5 6.7 8.0 SINCE 7/1 22.1 20.1 2.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 4 3 DAYS >= 1.0 5 3.8 1.2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 9 12/10 6 12/20 12/21 12/22 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1726 1600 126 SINCE 7/1 3295 3675 -380 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 562 431 131 ................................................................ SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS BELOW NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL IN PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 9.0, WHICH WAS 4.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NO RECORD TEMPERATURES WERE SET THIS MONTH, BUT IT WAS NOTIBLE FOR SOME EXTREME SWINGS. THE LOWEST READING FOR THE MONTH BOTTOMED OUT AT -17 ON DECEMBER 14, THEN QUICKLY CLIMBED UP TO 46 DEGREES ON DECEMBER 16 FOR THE HIGHEST HIGH OF THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH TOTALED 1.58 INCHES, WHICH WAS 0.85 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE SNOW TOTAL WAS 20.2 INCHES. THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNT IN A DAY WAS 6.3 INCHES ON DECEMBER 9TH, WHICH SET A NEW RECORD FOR THAT DAY. REMEMBER, THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$