680 CSUS97 KFGF 140637 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 133 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 59R MM 55 1914 32 27 14 MINIMUM 30 MM -11 1993 16 14 3 AVERAGE 45 24 21 9 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.54 MM 0.03 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.40 0.16 0.33 SINCE MAR 1 0.56 0.40 0.16 0.33 SINCE JAN 1 1.29 1.70 -0.41 1.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 MM 0.3 -0.3 0.3 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 3.5 2.8 8.8 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 3.5 2.8 8.8 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 38.8 -11.5 52.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 41 -21 56 MONTH TO DATE 497 566 -69 730 SINCE MAR 1 497 566 -69 730 SINCE JUL 1 6332 7526 -1194 7851 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) 33 58 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -21 1956 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE 742 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE 740 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$