842 CSUS97 KFGF 020657 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 154 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 70 MM 89 1934 63 7 33 MINIMUM 50 MM 18 1958 38 12 23 AVERAGE 60 50 10 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.99 MM 0.06 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.06 -0.03 T SINCE MAR 1 3.80 2.06 1.74 2.80 SINCE JAN 1 4.53 3.36 1.17 3.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1945 0.0 0.0 T MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T SINCE MAR 1 6.6 8.0 -1.4 19.0 SINCE JUL 1 27.6 43.3 -15.7 62.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 15 -10 37 MONTH TO DATE 5 15 -10 37 SINCE MAR 1 1354 1870 -516 2118 SINCE JUL 1 7189 8830 -1641 9239 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 3 -3 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 3 -3 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. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. 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) 64 91 1959 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 14 1907 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2012...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT MAY 3 2012...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$