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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
142 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         38        MM  87    2002  55    -17       36
  MINIMUM         26        MM  12    1921  32     -6       30
  AVERAGE         32                        44    -12       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81   MM   0.03  -0.03     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      0.46   0.23     1.66
  SINCE MAR 1      2.62                      1.48   1.14     2.21
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      2.78   0.57     2.92

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.3
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.7   -0.7      7.9
  SINCE MAR 1      6.6                       7.1   -0.5     18.2
  SINCE JUL 1     27.6                      42.4  -14.8     61.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       33                        22     11       32
  MONTH TO DATE  323                       412    -89      402
  SINCE MAR 1   1119                      1618   -499     1786
  SINCE JUL 1   6954                      8578  -1624     8907

 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)   56        82      1931
                                             1915
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2012.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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