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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
144 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         73R       MM  67    1918  34     39       42
  MINIMUM         37        MM -18    1916  18     19       26
  AVERAGE         55                        26     29       34

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49   MM   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.50   0.06     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1      0.56                      0.50   0.06     0.35
  SINCE JAN 1      1.29                      1.80  -0.51     1.06

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4    MM   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       4.1    2.2      8.8
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       4.1    2.2      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     27.3                      39.4  -12.1     52.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                        39    -29       31
  MONTH TO DATE  549                       685   -136      832
  SINCE MAR 1    549                       685   -136      832
  SINCE JUL 1   6384                      7645  -1261     7953

 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
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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

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THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        65      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -17      1923
                                             1908


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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