000 CDUS43 KFGF 220659 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1259 AM CST THU DEC 22 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 23 1159 PM 44 1979 18 5 0 MINIMUM -7 738 AM -28 1989 0 -7 -10 AVERAGE 8 9 -1 -5 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 1962 0.01 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.36 -0.06 0.38 SINCE DEC 1 0.30 0.36 -0.06 0.38 SINCE JAN 1 24.44 19.41 5.03 20.83 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.4 1990 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 4.0 5.3 -1.3 7.3 SINCE DEC 1 4.0 5.3 -1.3 7.3 SINCE JUL 1 8.2 14.9 -6.7 8.6 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 57 56 1 70 MONTH TO DATE 1144 1087 57 978 SINCE DEC 1 1144 1087 57 978 SINCE JUL 1 3115 3284 -169 3018 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 83 100 PM AVERAGE 92 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 40 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 0 -30 1945 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 816 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE 817 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$