000 CDUS43 KFGF 190651 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1243 AM CST SAT MAR 19 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 29 348 PM 57 1985 35 -6 32 MINIMUM 14 718 AM -11 1955 18 -4 13 AVERAGE 22 26 -4 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.27 1964 0.03 -0.03 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.50 -0.20 0.86 SINCE MAR 1 0.30 0.50 -0.20 0.86 SINCE JAN 1 1.16 1.76 -0.60 1.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.3 -0.3 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 4.6 3.7 0.9 10.2 SINCE MAR 1 4.6 3.7 0.9 10.2 SINCE JUL 1 35.7 38.6 -2.9 59.0 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 43 39 4 42 MONTH TO DATE 857 776 81 792 SINCE MAR 1 857 776 81 792 SINCE JUL 1 7903 7961 -58 8041 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 600 AM LOWEST 58 300 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 57 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -9 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 640 PM CST MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE 631 AM CST SUNSET 642 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$