508 CSUS97 KFGF 040645 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1244 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 14 MM 62 1905 28 -14 23 MINIMUM 0 MM -28 1917 12 -12 6 AVERAGE 7 20 -13 15 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.98 MM 0.03 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.09 0.01 T SINCE MAR 1 0.10 0.09 0.01 T SINCE JAN 1 0.83 1.39 -0.56 0.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 11.5 MM 0.3 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 2.7 0.8 1.9 T SINCE MAR 1 2.7 0.8 1.9 T SINCE JUL 1 23.7 36.1 -12.4 43.7 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 58 45 13 50 MONTH TO DATE 140 137 3 178 SINCE MAR 1 140 137 3 178 SINCE JUL 1 5975 7097 -1122 7299 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 53 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -33 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2012.........SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$