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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
131 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         54        MM  74    1918  43     11       34
  MINIMUM         38        MM -14    1975  24     14       21
  AVERAGE         46                        34     12       28

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57   MM   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      0.99   0.94     0.39
  SINCE MAR 1      1.93                      0.99   0.94     0.39
  SINCE JAN 1      2.66                      2.29   0.37     1.10

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0    MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                       6.3    0.3      9.5
  SINCE MAR 1      6.6                       6.3    0.3      9.5
  SINCE JUL 1     27.6                      41.6  -14.0     53.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        31    -12       37
  MONTH TO DATE  788                      1175   -387     1352
  SINCE MAR 1    788                      1175   -387     1352
  SINCE JUL 1   6623                      8135  -1512     8473

 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)   44        80      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
APRIL  1 2012.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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