000 CDUS43 KFGF 020650 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 146 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 34 153 PM 85 1980 63 -29 51 1952 MINIMUM 28 1143 PM 18 1958 38 -10 27 AVERAGE 31 51 -20 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.62 1949 0.05 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.05 -0.03 T SINCE MAR 1 0.97 2.17 -1.20 2.00 SINCE JAN 1 1.83 3.43 -1.60 3.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.3 MM MM T 0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 0.3 MM MM T SINCE MAR 1 5.9 9.4 -3.5 10.7 SINCE JUL 1 37.0 44.3 -7.3 59.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 15 19 26 MONTH TO DATE 34 15 19 26 SINCE MAR 1 1861 1937 -76 1966 SINCE JUL 1 8907 9122 -215 9215 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 5 2 3 0 SINCE JAN 1 5 2 3 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 69 200 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 92 1959 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT MAY 3 2005...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$