000 CDUS43 KFGF 310653 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1253 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 44 559 PM 68 1967 42 2 42 MINIMUM 26 537 AM -15 1975 24 2 21 AVERAGE 35 33 2 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.41 1982 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.86 -0.56 1.59 SINCE MAR 1 0.30 0.86 -0.56 1.59 SINCE JAN 1 1.16 2.12 -0.96 2.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 5.1 6.6 -1.5 10.7 SINCE MAR 1 5.1 6.6 -1.5 10.7 SINCE JUL 1 36.2 41.5 -5.3 59.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 32 -2 33 MONTH TO DATE 1249 1201 48 1194 SINCE MAR 1 1249 1201 48 1194 SINCE JUL 1 8295 8386 -91 8443 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 900 AM LOWEST 76 200 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 80 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -7 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE 609 AM CST SUNSET 658 PM CST APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 607 AM CST SUNSET 659 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$