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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
145 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         81        MM  94    1987  67     14       63
  MINIMUM         47        MM  19    1907  41      6       53
  AVERAGE         64                        54     10       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1905   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.70  -0.40     0.19
  SINCE MAR 1      4.07                      2.70   1.37     2.99
  SINCE JAN 1      4.80                      4.00   0.80     3.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  2008   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        1                        12    -11        7
  MONTH TO DATE   80                       132    -52      148
  SINCE MAR 1   1429                      1987   -558     2229
  SINCE JUL 1   7264                      8947  -1683     9350

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         8     -8        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)   67        95      1906
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1946


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2012...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT
MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 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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