466 CSUS97 KFGF 200633 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 131 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 74R MM 69 1910 36 38 39 MINIMUM 54 MM -10 1908 19 35 26 AVERAGE 64 27 37 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.20 0.39 MM 0.03 0.17 T MONTH TO DATE 0.76 0.60 0.16 0.35 SINCE MAR 1 0.76 0.60 0.16 0.35 SINCE JAN 1 1.49 1.90 -0.41 1.06 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 MM 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 4.7 1.6 8.8 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 4.7 1.6 8.8 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 40.0 -12.7 52.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 1 38 -37 32 MONTH TO DATE 562 800 -238 941 SINCE MAR 1 562 800 -238 941 SINCE JUL 1 6397 7760 -1363 8062 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 83 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -13 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$