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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
142 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         41        MM  70    1986  43     -2       37
  MINIMUM         35        MM -16    1969  24     11       17
  AVERAGE         38                        33      5       27

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.49          0.91   MM   0.03   0.46     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      0.95   0.98     0.39
  SINCE MAR 1      1.93                      0.95   0.98     0.39
  SINCE JAN 1      2.66                      2.25   0.41     1.10

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0    MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                       6.2    0.4      9.5
  SINCE MAR 1      6.6                       6.2    0.4      9.5
  SINCE JUL 1     27.6                      41.5  -13.9     53.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       27                        32     -5       38
  MONTH TO DATE  769                      1144   -375     1315
  SINCE MAR 1    769                      1144   -375     1315
  SINCE JUL 1   6604                      8104  -1500     8436

 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)   43        74      1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -14      1975


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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