172 CSUS97 KFGF 080727 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 117 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 30 MM 60 2000 30 0 10 MINIMUM 15 MM -19 1967 13 2 -10 1920 AVERAGE 23 21 2 0 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.63 MM 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.21 -0.05 0.07 SINCE MAR 1 0.16 0.21 -0.05 0.07 SINCE JAN 1 0.89 1.51 -0.62 0.78 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.9 MM 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.8 1.9 2.9 2.4 SINCE MAR 1 4.8 1.9 2.9 2.4 SINCE JUL 1 25.8 37.2 -11.4 46.1 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 44 -2 65 MONTH TO DATE 317 314 3 408 SINCE MAR 1 317 314 3 408 SINCE JUL 1 6152 7274 -1122 7529 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) 30 48 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -29 1908 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2012.........SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 624 PM CST MARCH 9 2012.........SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$