NDAWN Station: Forest River, ND

Data for 2009-11-20

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Max air temp:53 °F / 12 °C (at 1:39 PM CST)
Min air temp:16 °F / -9 °C (at 6:09 AM CST)
Avg air temp:35 °F / 2 °C
Avg bare soil temp:32 °F / 0 °C
Avg turf soil temp:34 °F / 1 °C
Avg wind speed:7.3 mph / 3.3 m/s
Max wind speed:16.4 mph / 7.3 m/s (at 2:07 PM CST)
Wind direction:190 deg
Wind direction SD:31 deg
Total solar radiation:169 Lys / 7 MJ/m2
PET (Penman):0.10 inch / 2.44 mm
Total rainfall:Missing
Avg dew point:22 °F / -6 °C
Avg wind chill:Not available
Min wind chill:Not available

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Details:
Location:Forest River, ND
Period of record:1991-06-28 to present
Latitude:48.296°
Longitude:-97.603°
Elevation:893 feet (272 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:24 °F / -4 °C
Normal Avg Temp:17 °F / -8 °C
Normal Min Temp:9 °F / -13 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7800 °F / 4333 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:473 °F / 263 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:102 °F (39 °C)
1991-08-28 at 3:28 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-23 °F (-30 °C)
(estimated) 1996-02-01 at 4:28 PM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:74 °F (23 °C)
1995-06-18 at 4:17 AM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-40 °F (-40 °C)
2004-01-30 at 7:08 AM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:79 °F (26 °C)
2001-08-04
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-42 °F (-41 °C)
1996-02-01
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-56 °F (-49 °C)
1996-02-01

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:70.9 mph (31.7 m/s)
1999-11-01 at 4:53 AM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:42.2 mph (18.9 m/s)
1995-12-04 for hour ending at 12:00 AM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:33.4 mph (14.9 m/s)
1995-12-05

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:5.07 inch (128.8 mm)
1997-07-01

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:8 days
2003-06-21 - 2003-06-28
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:5 days
1999-04-01 - 1999-04-05
2000-06-11 - 2000-06-15
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:3 days
2000-06-12 - 2000-06-14

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:769 Lys (32.2 MJ/m2)
1997-06-13

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.38 inch (10 mm)
1995-06-18
Maximum PET (Penman):0.54 inch (14 mm)
1992-05-06