It was a cold morning once again. Below are some of the low temperatures at our NDAWN sites: The Fargo and Grand Forks airports dropped to 31° this morning. My personal backyard thermometer dropped to 27° which was cold enough to completely freeze my bird bath. Although Saturday morning will continue to be chilly, especially… Read more Friday Weather Summary
Author: Daryl Ritchison
Robinson NDAWN Station
Nicole Bart our Network Engineer was at our Robinson NDAWN site today making some upgrades that you will notice on our currents page . Below is a picture from this morning. If you’re reading this from somewhere that is cloudy (like me), that beautiful sunshine should be arriving later today in your backyard. Daryl Ritchison
The May Jinx
It has certainly been a cold May to this point and indications are that the second half of the month will continue to see more colder than average days than above average days. With the average currently near 70 degrees in many parts of North Dakota now, even a 65 degree day, pleasant yes, would still… Read more The May Jinx
Rain
Rain totals since April 20. Not including moisture since 1 AM this morning (12 CST). See previous blog for more on the immediate future for rain. Daryl Ritchison
Thursday Rain
Below is yesterday’s rain totals. Many locations recorded additional rain after midnight (1 AM CDT). The areas that were missed on Wednesday, were for the most part the main area that recorded precipitation on Thursday/Thursday Night. Meaning, this event, although, not nearly as significant as last week’s rain totals, still made for a fairly widespread… Read more Thursday Rain
Wednesday’s Rain (May 7, 2014)
NDAWN (North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network) rain totals from Wednesday. More rain is expected today (see previous post). Southeastern North Dakota that got hit hard with significant rain last week, fortunately got missed yesterrday. That area continues to need some drying out, although those area will likely record at least some rainfall today. Daryl Ritchison… Read more Wednesday’s Rain (May 7, 2014)
The NDAWN team
Leonard, North Dakota site being upgraded in mid April. Each site is examined at least once a year.
Temperature Gradient
Strong temperature gradient in the northern plains this afternoon. 97 degrees in Beatrice, Nebraska and 37 degrees in Dickinson, North Dakota. Here is a surface map as of 4:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, May 7, 2014.
April Summary Maps
These maps will be on our website soon, but below are a summary of data from NDAWN and COOP reports in North Dakota for the month of April. Daryl Ritchison
Windy Winter
Many have inquired over how windy this past winter was in comparison to other years. I downloaded all the wind data from the Fargo Airport from 1931 through April 2014. I calculated the average wind speed for each winter from 1932-33 through 2013-2014. Winter is defined as December through February. The average wind speed this… Read more Windy Winter