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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
141 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         68        MM  76    1954  53     15       62
  MINIMUM         32        MM   2    1950  30      2       40
  AVERAGE         50                        41      9       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.92 1972   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.34  -0.03     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.24                      1.36   0.88     1.27
  SINCE JAN 1      2.97                      2.66   0.31     1.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1924   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1893
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6       T
  SINCE MAR 1      6.6                       7.0   -0.4     10.3
  SINCE JUL 1     27.6                      42.3  -14.7     54.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        24     -9       14
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       322    -78      276
  SINCE MAR 1   1040                      1528   -488     1660
  SINCE JUL 1   6875                      8488  -1613     8781

 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)   53        84      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        -3      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 13 2012.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
APRIL 14 2012.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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