863 CSUS97 KFGF 030647 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1245 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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 28 MM 59 1905 28 0 6 MINIMUM 13 MM -25 1916 11 2 -9 AVERAGE 21 19 2 -1 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 0.50 MM 0.03 0.05 T MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.06 0.04 T SINCE MAR 1 0.10 0.06 0.04 T SINCE JAN 1 0.83 1.36 -0.53 0.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.3 3.7 MM 0.2 2.1 T MONTH TO DATE 2.6 0.5 2.1 T SINCE MAR 1 2.6 0.5 2.1 T SINCE JUL 1 23.6 35.8 -12.2 43.7 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 44 46 -2 66 MONTH TO DATE 82 92 -10 128 SINCE MAR 1 82 92 -10 128 SINCE JUL 1 5917 7052 -1135 7249 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. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. 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 62 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -28 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST MARCH 4 2012.........SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$