000 CDUS43 KFGF 280659 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1259 AM CST MON MAR 28 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 56 415 PM 79 1946 40 16 50 MINIMUM 26 141 AM -13 1955 22 4 37 AVERAGE 41 31 10 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.58 2004 0.03 -0.03 0.58 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.77 -0.47 1.44 SINCE MAR 1 0.30 0.77 -0.47 1.44 SINCE JAN 1 1.16 2.03 -0.87 2.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 5.1 6.0 -0.9 10.2 SINCE MAR 1 5.1 6.0 -0.9 10.2 SINCE JUL 1 36.2 40.9 -4.7 59.0 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 34 -10 21 MONTH TO DATE 1174 1103 71 1099 SINCE MAR 1 1174 1103 71 1099 SINCE JUL 1 8220 8288 -68 8348 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 54 200 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 68 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -15 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE 615 AM CST SUNSET 653 PM CST MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 655 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$