489 CSUS97 KFGF 090719 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 216 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 55 MM 92 1985 66 -11 65 MINIMUM 40 MM 22 1929 40 0 51 AVERAGE 48 53 -5 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 1.18 1927 0.08 -0.06 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.54 -0.24 0.15 SINCE MAR 1 4.07 2.54 1.53 2.95 SINCE JAN 1 4.80 3.84 0.96 3.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 1938 0.0 0.0 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 17 12 5 7 MONTH TO DATE 66 108 -42 135 SINCE MAR 1 1415 1963 -548 2216 SINCE JUL 1 7250 8923 -1673 9337 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 6 -6 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 6 -6 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 90 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1945 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 9 2012...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 853 PM CDT MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 854 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$