Spring by definition for climate statistics is from March 1 through May 31. This past spring was very wet for some areas, like the northern Red River Valley to pretty average across central North Dakota. The rain from last weekend pushed Fargo into the Top 10 wettest on record. If you look back at history,… Read more Spring is Done
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May 2022
May finished very close to average for temperatures. That may surprise you, but I often remind people that we live in a cold climate and it takes some serious cold to get too far below the normal. Plus, of course, the new 30-year averages that came out last year include quite a few cold springs… Read more May 2022
Cloudier
During the core of winter, January and February, you often get a lot of sunny days associated with polar or Arctic high-pressure systems overhead or nearby. Once you get into March and April, you tend to have more cloudy days again as the storm track shifts farther north, or this region will be nearby to… Read more Cloudier
Freeze Depth
With all the wind events this winter, the snow has been moved and shifted several times. Many of you may be aware that the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network has soil temperatures probes situated around the region. In turn, you can get an idea of the freeze depth. Because of this shifting of snow, there… Read more Freeze Depth
Windathon Continues
This region gets very used to strong wind from the north or northwest this time of year. Many farms are situated with trees to the north and west of the house and buildings to protect themselves from that standard wind direction. Today is an example that you can get a strong south wind in the… Read more Windathon Continues
No Persistent Cold For Now
After the weekend storm, it got cold, temperatures rose up a bit yesterday and will be trending colder again, but next week we may again have a mild couple of days, then, no surprise we’ll probably get colder again. Another way of putting this is the pattern right now continues to be not all that… Read more No Persistent Cold For Now
Negative Season
If you look back at all 140 years of weather data for Fargo, the average date for the first below zero temperature is November 28. Today, December 6 was the first negative of this winter. So pretty close to that long-term average date. Fargo almost dropped below zero on Thanksgiving morning with a low of 2… Read more Negative Season
Permanent Cold?
I have been asked several times if the warm temperatures are done for the season. Such questions are always difficult because what does warm mean this time of year? To me, any day above 50 degrees is mild and pleasant during the month of November and once we get to December through February any day… Read more Permanent Cold?
October Mild
If you thought October was a mild month, you would definitely be correct. Although, it did not finish in the Top 10, it was the 12th warmest October on record in Fargo. In Grand Forks it ranked as the 10th and in Bismarck, the 9th warmest on record. Normally, warm October make for great harvest… Read more October Mild
Halloween Flake
You may have missed them, but there were a few snow flakes in the air on Halloween afternoon in Fargo. So yes, technically that was a trace of snow for the month of October, but yet, it was the first October since 2016 that no measurable snow was recorded in Fargo. That statistic is also… Read more Halloween Flake