008 CSUS97 KFGF 020647 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1240 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 31 MM 54 1992 27 4 13 MINIMUM 22 MM -28 1962 11 11 -8 AVERAGE 27 19 8 3 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.52 2007 0.03 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.03 -0.01 T SINCE MAR 1 0.02 0.03 -0.01 T SINCE JAN 1 0.75 1.33 -0.58 0.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.3 9.0 2007 0.3 0.0 T MONTH TO DATE 0.3 0.3 0.0 T SINCE MAR 1 0.3 0.3 0.0 T SINCE JUL 1 21.3 35.6 -14.3 43.7 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 46 -8 62 MONTH TO DATE 38 46 -8 62 SINCE MAR 1 38 46 -8 62 SINCE JUL 1 5873 7006 -1133 7183 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. 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. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 59 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -25 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2012.........SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$