853 CSUS97 KFGF 060646 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1244 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 33 MM 63 2000 29 4 16 MINIMUM 5 MM -22 1920 12 -7 2 AVERAGE 19 20 -1 9 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.40 MM 0.03 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.15 0.01 T SINCE MAR 1 0.16 0.15 0.01 T SINCE JAN 1 0.89 1.45 -0.56 0.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 4.0 MM 0.3 -0.1 0.1 MONTH TO DATE 4.8 1.4 3.4 0.1 SINCE MAR 1 4.8 1.4 3.4 0.1 SINCE JUL 1 25.8 36.7 -10.9 43.8 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 46 44 2 56 MONTH TO DATE 241 226 15 288 SINCE MAR 1 241 226 15 288 SINCE JUL 1 6076 7186 -1110 7409 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 FOG HAZE 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 59 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2012.........SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST MARCH 7 2012.........SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 623 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$