824 CSUS97 KFGF 210640 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 135 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 57 MM 83 1910 36 21 39 MINIMUM 39 MM -13 1955 20 19 35 AVERAGE 48 28 20 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.63 MM 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.76 0.64 0.12 0.35 SINCE MAR 1 0.76 0.64 0.12 0.35 SINCE JAN 1 1.49 1.94 -0.45 1.06 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.0 MM 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 4.9 1.4 8.8 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 4.9 1.4 8.8 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 40.2 -12.9 52.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 37 -20 28 MONTH TO DATE 579 837 -258 969 SINCE MAR 1 579 837 -258 969 SINCE JUL 1 6414 7797 -1383 8090 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) 37 78 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -9 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$