175 CSUS97 KFGF 240644 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 142 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 59 MM 78 1910 38 21 29 MINIMUM 54 MM -19 1974 21 33 18 AVERAGE 57 30 27 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.41 0.52 2009 0.03 0.38 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.20 0.74 0.46 0.39 SINCE MAR 1 1.20 0.74 0.46 0.39 SINCE JAN 1 1.93 2.04 -0.11 1.10 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.3 MM 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.3 5.4 0.9 9.5 SINCE MAR 1 6.3 5.4 0.9 9.5 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 40.7 -13.4 53.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 35 -27 41 MONTH TO DATE 612 944 -332 1072 SINCE MAR 1 612 944 -332 1072 SINCE JUL 1 6447 7904 -1457 8193 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. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG 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) 39 78 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -18 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2012.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT MARCH 25 2012.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$