757 CSUS97 KFGF 230646 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 142 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 68 MM 83 1910 38 30 36 MINIMUM 37 MM -12 1974 20 17 28 1940 AVERAGE 53 29 24 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 0.50 2009 0.04 -0.01 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 0.79 0.71 0.08 0.39 SINCE MAR 1 0.79 0.71 0.08 0.39 SINCE JAN 1 1.52 2.01 -0.49 1.10 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 MM 0.2 -0.2 0.7 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 5.3 1.0 9.5 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 5.3 1.0 9.5 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 40.6 -13.3 53.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 36 -24 33 MONTH TO DATE 604 909 -305 1031 SINCE MAR 1 604 909 -305 1031 SINCE JUL 1 6439 7869 -1430 8152 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. LIGHT RAIN 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) 38 78 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -19 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT MARCH 24 2012.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$