802 CSUS97 KFGF 150635 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 134 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 52 MM 58 1981 33 19 33 MINIMUM 33 MM -21 1956 17 16 11 AVERAGE 43 25 18 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.55 MM 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.43 0.13 0.33 SINCE MAR 1 0.56 0.43 0.13 0.33 SINCE JAN 1 1.29 1.73 -0.44 1.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.3 MM 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 3.7 2.6 8.8 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 3.7 2.6 8.8 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 39.0 -11.7 52.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 40 -18 43 MONTH TO DATE 519 606 -87 773 SINCE MAR 1 519 606 -87 773 SINCE JUL 1 6354 7566 -1212 7894 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) 34 59 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -16 1997 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE 740 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$