000 CDUS43 KFGF 290638 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 137 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 42 MM 91 1952 62 -20 81 MINIMUM 26 MM 15 1950 36 -10 33 AVERAGE 34 49 -15 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.65 1954 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.59 1.13 -0.54 0.41 SINCE MAR 1 0.89 2.02 -1.13 2.00 SINCE JAN 1 1.75 3.28 -1.53 3.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.9 1990 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 2.6 -2.6 T SINCE MAR 1 5.1 9.4 -4.3 10.7 SINCE JUL 1 36.2 44.3 -8.1 59.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 16 15 8 MONTH TO DATE 495 657 -162 673 SINCE MAR 1 1768 1890 -122 1894 SINCE JUL 1 8814 9075 -261 9143 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0 SINCE MAR 1 5 0 5 0 SINCE JAN 1 5 0 5 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 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 92 300 AM LOWEST 45 200 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1985 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 12 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$