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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
1245 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         32        MM  54    1905  27      5       22
  MINIMUM          7        MM -32    1962  10     -3        3
  AVERAGE         20                        18      2       13

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 2005   0.03  -0.03     0.00
                                      2002
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.59  -0.12     0.06
  SINCE DEC 1      1.27                      1.95  -0.68     1.16
  SINCE JAN 1      0.73                      1.30  -0.57     0.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  2005   0.3   -0.3      0.0
                                      2002
  MONTH TO DATE    7.3                       6.9    0.4      2.0
  SINCE DEC 1     19.6                      28.2   -8.6     31.7
  SINCE JUL 1     21.0                      35.3  -14.3     43.7
  SNOW DEPTH       6

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       45                        47     -2       52
  MONTH TO DATE 1273                      1442   -169     1513
  SINCE DEC 1   4089                      4866   -777     5182
  SINCE JUL 1   5797                      6960  -1163     7121

 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)   27        51      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -24      1980


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 29 2012......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST
MARCH  1 2012.........SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   614 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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