RECORD JANUARY WARMTH
Yet another month will be recorded as one of the warmest in the Red River Valley. Based on preliminary numbers from the National Weather Service, the month of January 2012 is tied for 4th warmest on record in Fargo:
TOP 5 WARMEST AVERAGE JANUARYS AT FARGO
YEAR AVERAGE
2006 23.1 DEGREES
1990 21.8
1944 21.1
2012 & 1931 19.6
1987 18.2
Not to be outdone by Fargo, Grand Forks also has recorded the 4th warmest January:
TOP 5 WARMEST AVERAGE JANUARYS AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
YEAR AVERAGE
2006 21.3 DEGREES
1990 18.7
1944 17.7
2012 16.7
1983 16.2
It was such a toasty month that the daily high temperature of 55 degrees recorded on January 5th at Fargo's Hector International Airport will go down as the warmest temperature EVER recorded during the month of January.
ONGOING RECORD WARM FALL AND WINTER
This month is part of an extremely warm stretch that began near the end of 2011. From the start of September through January, the National Weather Service reported the warmest stretch on record in Fargo and Grand Forks:
Rank Value Ending Year (Fargo)
1 38.1 2012
2 36.5 2006
3 36.0 1932
4 35.8 2002
5 35.5 1964
Rank Value Ending Year (Grand Forks)
1 35.8 2012
2 34.0 2006
3 33.7 1995
4 33.1 2002
5 32.5 1983
MORE WARM WEATHER LIKELY FOR FEBRUARY
The Climate Prediction Center's 30-day outlook indicates greater chances of the warmer than average temperatures staying with us through the month of February.
By Meteorologist Lisa Green
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