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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
1237 AM CST WED JAN 4 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         38        MM  40    2007  16     22        2
                                      1984
  MINIMUM          6        MM -36    1919   1      5      -14
  AVERAGE         22                         7     15       -6

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.20   MM   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.07  -0.07     0.01
  SINCE DEC 1      0.54                      0.72  -0.18     0.46
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.07  -0.07     0.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  2009   0.4   -0.4      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.1   -1.0      0.5
  SINCE DEC 1      6.8                      12.0   -5.2     13.1
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                      19.1  -10.9     25.1
  SNOW DEPTH       5

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       43                        58    -15       71
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       172    -29      205
  SINCE DEC 1   1470                      1809   -339     1923
  SINCE JUL 1   3178                      3903   -725     3862

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  MM   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  MM
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    MM   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    MM
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    MM
 LOWEST     MM
 AVERAGE    MM

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THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15        44      2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1       -34      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  4 2012.......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST
JANUARY  5 2012.......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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