000 CDUS43 KFGF 310645 CLIGFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1242 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 28 1256 PM 38 1956 16 12 30 MINIMUM 23 1159 PM -30 1990 -3 26 18 AVERAGE 26 7 19 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.10 0.50 2004 0.02 0.08 0.50 MONTH TO DATE 0.50 0.53 -0.03 0.91 SINCE DEC 1 0.50 0.53 -0.03 0.91 SINCE JAN 1 24.64 19.58 5.06 21.36 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.1 4.8 2004 0.3 0.8 4.8 MONTH TO DATE 6.8 8.0 -1.2 12.6 SINCE DEC 1 6.8 8.0 -1.2 12.6 SINCE JUL 1 11.0 17.6 -6.6 13.9 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 58 -19 41 MONTH TO DATE 1477 1601 -124 1479 SINCE DEC 1 1477 1601 -124 1479 SINCE JUL 1 3448 3798 -350 3519 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 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 100 1200 AM LOWEST 92 100 PM AVERAGE 96 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 40 1953 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) -3 -32 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 818 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 818 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$