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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
135 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         69        MM  78    1910  37     32       39
  MINIMUM         35        MM  -9    1965  20     15       32
  AVERAGE         52                        28     24       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40   MM   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      0.67   0.09     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1      0.76                      0.67   0.09     0.35
  SINCE JAN 1      1.49                      1.97  -0.48     1.06

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0    MM   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       5.1    1.2      8.8
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       5.1    1.2      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     27.3                      40.4  -13.1     52.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       13                        36    -23       29
  MONTH TO DATE  592                       873   -281      998
  SINCE MAR 1    592                       873   -281      998
  SINCE JUL 1   6427                      7833  -1406     8119

 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)   38        83      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -12      1974
                                             1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT
MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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