000 CDUS43 KFGF 070654 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1243 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 46 304 PM 58 2000 29 17 32 MINIMUM 16 1159 PM -25 1955 12 4 13 AVERAGE 31 21 10 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.62 1983 0.03 -0.03 0.02 MONTH TO DATE T 0.14 -0.14 0.49 SINCE MAR 1 T 0.14 -0.14 0.49 SINCE JAN 1 0.86 1.40 -0.54 1.56 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MM MM 0.2 -0.2 0.2 MONTH TO DATE T 1.2 -1.2 6.7 SINCE MAR 1 T 1.2 -1.2 6.7 SINCE JUL 1 31.1 36.1 -5.0 55.5 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 45 -11 42 MONTH TO DATE 275 275 0 269 SINCE MAR 1 275 275 0 269 SINCE JUL 1 7321 7460 -139 7518 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 AM LOWEST 60 1000 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 60 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -19 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 7 2005.........SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 623 PM CST MARCH 8 2005.........SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 624 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$