000 CDUS43 KFGF 180636 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1233 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 10 1119 AM 41 2004 20 -10 41 MINIMUM -5 1159 PM -26 1975 2 -7 5 AVERAGE 3 11 -8 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.30 1973 0.01 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.28 0.32 -0.04 0.31 SINCE DEC 1 0.28 0.32 -0.04 0.31 SINCE JAN 1 24.42 19.37 5.05 20.76 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.5 3.0 1973 0.2 0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 3.7 4.1 -0.4 5.3 SINCE DEC 1 3.7 4.1 -0.4 5.3 SINCE JUL 1 7.9 13.7 -5.8 6.6 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 62 54 8 42 MONTH TO DATE 903 867 36 741 SINCE DEC 1 903 867 36 741 SINCE JUL 1 2874 3064 -190 2781 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 410 420 -10 174 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1200 AM LOWEST 80 100 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 44 1943 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 1 -28 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 814 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 815 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$