213 CSUS97 KFGF 080645 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 141 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 61 MM 88 1953 66 -5 70 1928 MINIMUM 48 MM 19 1976 40 8 50 AVERAGE 55 53 2 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 0.75 1930 0.07 0.07 T MONTH TO DATE 0.28 0.46 -0.18 0.10 SINCE MAR 1 4.05 2.46 1.59 2.90 SINCE JAN 1 4.78 3.76 1.02 3.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1923 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T SINCE MAR 1 6.6 8.1 -1.5 19.0 SINCE JUL 1 27.6 43.4 -15.8 62.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 13 -3 5 MONTH TO DATE 49 96 -47 128 SINCE MAR 1 1398 1951 -553 2209 SINCE JUL 1 7233 8911 -1678 9330 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 5 -5 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 5 -5 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. LIGHT RAIN 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) 66 92 1985 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 22 1929 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2012...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT MAY 9 2012...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 853 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$