440 CSUS97 KFGF 090648 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1240 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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 31 MM 48 1905 30 1 21 MINIMUM 9 MM -29 1908 14 -5 -9 AVERAGE 20 22 -2 6 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 0.28 MM 0.03 0.05 0.12 MONTH TO DATE 0.24 0.24 0.00 0.19 SINCE MAR 1 0.24 0.24 0.00 0.19 SINCE JAN 1 0.97 1.54 -0.57 0.90 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.5 4.5 MM 0.3 1.2 2.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 2.2 4.1 4.4 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 2.2 4.1 4.4 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 37.5 -10.2 48.1 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 45 43 2 59 MONTH TO DATE 362 357 5 467 SINCE MAR 1 362 357 5 467 SINCE JUL 1 6197 7317 -1120 7588 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) 30 54 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -29 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 9 2012.........SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$