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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
1239 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 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         30        MM  51    1992  27      3       22
  MINIMUM         23        MM -24    1980  10     13        3
  AVERAGE         27                        18      9       13

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.44   MM   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  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        T             4.4    MM   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  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       38                        46     -8       52
  MONTH TO DATE 1311                      1488   -177     1513
  SINCE DEC 1   4127                      4912   -785     5182
  SINCE JUL 1   5835                      7006  -1171     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        54      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -28      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  1 2012.........SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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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