471 CSUS97 KFGF 050643 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1239 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 20 MM 53 2000 28 -8 18 MINIMUM -1 MM -33 1917 12 -13 3 AVERAGE 10 20 -10 11 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 0.62 MM 0.03 0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.12 0.02 T SINCE MAR 1 0.14 0.12 0.02 T SINCE JAN 1 0.87 1.42 -0.55 0.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.9 5.0 MM 0.3 1.6 T MONTH TO DATE 4.6 1.1 3.5 T SINCE MAR 1 4.6 1.1 3.5 T SINCE JUL 1 25.6 36.4 -10.8 43.7 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 55 45 10 54 MONTH TO DATE 195 182 13 232 SINCE MAR 1 195 182 13 232 SINCE JUL 1 6030 7142 -1112 7353 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) 29 63 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -22 1920 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 700 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST MARCH 6 2012.........SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$