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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
143 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         82        MM  92    1977  67     15       44
                                      1932
  MINIMUM         55        MM  21    1910  42     13       37
  AVERAGE         69                        55     14       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 1938   0.08  -0.08     0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.96  -0.65     0.32
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      2.96   1.12     3.12
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      4.26   0.55     3.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0    MM   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        0                        11    -11       24
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       166    -69      210
  SINCE MAR 1   1446                      2021   -575     2291
  SINCE JUL 1   7281                      8981  -1700     9412

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         8     -4        0
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        11     -7        0
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        11     -7        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)   68        91      1977
                                             1932
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1945
                                             1921


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2012...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 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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