000 CDUS43 KFGF 010642 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1240 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 17 431 PM 51 2000 27 -10 36 MINIMUM -6 1159 PM -30 1962 10 -16 24 AVERAGE 6 18 -12 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T MM MM 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.58 -0.41 0.29 SINCE DEC 1 1.82 1.81 0.01 1.70 SINCE JAN 1 0.86 1.26 -0.40 1.02 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MM MM 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.3 6.2 -3.9 5.7 SINCE DEC 1 29.8 25.3 4.5 36.4 SINCE JUL 1 31.1 34.9 -3.8 48.5 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 59 47 12 35 MONTH TO DATE 1499 1468 31 1501 SINCE DEC 1 5006 4988 18 4995 SINCE JUL 1 7046 7185 -139 7215 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 67 300 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 54 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -29 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 1 2005.........SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST MARCH 2 2005.........SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$