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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
132 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         47        MM  80    1946  41      6       32
  MINIMUM         33        MM  -9    1964  23     10       14
                                      1955
  AVERAGE         40                        32      8       23

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.29   MM   0.03   0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      0.88   0.40     0.39
  SINCE MAR 1      1.28                      0.88   0.40     0.39
  SINCE JAN 1      2.01                      2.18  -0.17     1.10

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             8.0    MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       5.9    0.4      9.5
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       5.9    0.4      9.5
  SINCE JUL 1     27.3                      41.2  -13.9     53.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       25                        33     -8       42
  MONTH TO DATE  715                      1080   -365     1237
  SINCE MAR 1    715                      1080   -365     1237
  SINCE JUL 1   6550                      8040  -1490     8358

 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)   42        72      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1969
                                             1922


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 28 2012.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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