069 CSUS97 KFGF 290729 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 227 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 44 MM 72 1910 42 2 34 MINIMUM 32 MM -10 1969 23 9 15 1922 AVERAGE 38 32 6 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 1.70 MM 0.04 0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.44 0.92 0.52 0.39 SINCE MAR 1 1.44 0.92 0.52 0.39 SINCE JAN 1 2.17 2.22 -0.05 1.10 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.3 6.8 MM 0.2 0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.6 6.1 0.5 9.5 SINCE MAR 1 6.6 6.1 0.5 9.5 SINCE JUL 1 27.6 41.4 -13.8 53.2 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 32 -5 40 MONTH TO DATE 742 1112 -370 1277 SINCE MAR 1 742 1112 -370 1277 SINCE JUL 1 6577 8072 -1495 8398 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 LIGHT SNOW 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) 43 70 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -16 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$