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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
149 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         73        MM  86    1992  65      8       70
  MINIMUM         53        MM  19    1976  40     13       41
  AVERAGE         63                        52     11       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 2001   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.39  -0.25     0.10
  SINCE MAR 1      3.91                      2.39   1.52     2.90
  SINCE JAN 1      4.64                      3.69   0.95     3.61

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1931   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1924
  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        2                        13    -11        9
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        83    -44      123
  SINCE MAR 1   1388                      1938   -550     2204
  SINCE JUL 1   7223                      8898  -1675     9325

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        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)   66        88      1953
                                             1928
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 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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