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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
210 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         74        MM  90    1958  67      7       44
  MINIMUM         41        MM  19    1918  42     -1       39
  AVERAGE         58                        54      4       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1899   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.88  -0.57     0.19
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      2.88   1.20     2.99
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      4.18   0.63     3.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
  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        7                        11     -4       23
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       155    -58      186
  SINCE MAR 1   1446                      2010   -564     2267
  SINCE JUL 1   7281                      8970  -1689     9388

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        10    -10        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        10    -10        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        92      1977
                                             1932
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1910


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2012...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT
MAY 14 2012...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 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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