943 CSUS97 KFGF 010700 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 156 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 68 MM 80 1963 44 24 36 MINIMUM 46 MM -4 1969 25 21 30 AVERAGE 57 34 23 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.17 2001 0.03 -0.03 0.16 MONTH TO DATE 1.93 1.02 0.91 0.55 SINCE MAR 1 1.93 1.02 0.91 0.55 SINCE JAN 1 2.66 2.32 0.34 1.26 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 2001 0.1 -0.1 0.8 MONTH TO DATE 6.6 6.4 0.2 10.3 SINCE MAR 1 6.6 6.4 0.2 10.3 SINCE JUL 1 27.6 41.7 -14.1 54.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 31 -23 32 MONTH TO DATE 796 1206 -410 1384 SINCE MAR 1 796 1206 -410 1384 SINCE JUL 1 6631 8166 -1535 8505 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. 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) 45 69 1928 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -6 1975 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2012.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT APRIL 2 2012.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$