000 CDUS43 KFGF 220637 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1237 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 38 MM 63 1945 37 1 20 MINIMUM 25 MM -7 1965 19 6 6 AVERAGE 32 28 4 13 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.07 1985 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.59 -0.29 0.86 SINCE MAR 1 0.30 0.59 -0.29 0.86 SINCE JAN 1 1.16 1.85 -0.69 1.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.6 4.6 0.0 10.2 SINCE MAR 1 4.6 4.6 0.0 10.2 SINCE JUL 1 35.7 39.5 -3.8 59.0 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 37 -4 52 MONTH TO DATE 978 890 88 915 SINCE MAR 1 978 890 88 915 SINCE JUL 1 8024 8075 -51 8164 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 1200 AM LOWEST 52 400 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 68 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -15 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE 627 AM CST SUNSET 645 PM CST MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 625 AM CST SUNSET 646 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$