747 CSUS97 KFGF 190638 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 134 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 73 MM 82 1910 35 38 29 MINIMUM 52 MM -20 1923 19 33 13 AVERAGE 63 27 36 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.30 MM 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.57 -0.01 0.35 SINCE MAR 1 0.56 0.57 -0.01 0.35 SINCE JAN 1 1.29 1.87 -0.58 1.06 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 MM 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 4.5 1.8 8.8 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 4.5 1.8 8.8 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 39.8 -12.5 52.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 2 38 -36 44 MONTH TO DATE 561 762 -201 909 SINCE MAR 1 561 762 -201 909 SINCE JUL 1 6396 7722 -1326 8030 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) 36 69 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -10 1908 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$