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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
1240 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         37        MM  59    2000  29      8       16
  MINIMUM         24        MM -23    1955  13     11        3
  AVERAGE         31                        21     10       10

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.61   MM   0.03  -0.03     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.18  -0.02     0.07
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.18  -0.02     0.07
  SINCE JAN 1      0.89                      1.48  -0.59     0.78

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          18.0    MM   0.2   -0.2      2.3
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       1.6    3.2      2.4
  SINCE MAR 1      4.8                       1.6    3.2      2.4
  SINCE JUL 1     25.8                      36.9  -11.1     46.1
  SNOW DEPTH       5

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       34                        44    -10       55
  MONTH TO DATE  275                       270      5      343
  SINCE MAR 1    275                       270      5      343
  SINCE JUL 1   6110                      7230  -1120     7464

 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
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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

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THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        60      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -19      1967
                                             1920


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  7 2012.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST
MARCH  8 2012.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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