571 CSUS97 KFGF 130638 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 136 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 56 MM 64 1910 32 24 9 MINIMUM 35 MM -22 1956 16 19 2 AVERAGE 46 24 22 6 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.32 0.93 MM 0.03 0.29 T MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.37 0.19 0.33 SINCE MAR 1 0.56 0.37 0.19 0.33 SINCE JAN 1 1.29 1.67 -0.38 1.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.8 MM 0.2 -0.2 0.1 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 3.2 3.1 8.5 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 3.2 3.1 8.5 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 38.5 -11.2 52.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 41 -22 59 MONTH TO DATE 477 525 -48 674 SINCE MAR 1 477 525 -48 674 SINCE JUL 1 6312 7485 -1173 7795 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) 32 55 1914 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -11 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE 744 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE 742 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$