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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
135 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         86        MM  91    1977  68     18       62
                                      1932
  MINIMUM         47        MM  25    1945  43      4       41
                                      1921
  AVERAGE         67                        55     12       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1896   0.09  -0.09     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.05  -0.74     0.36
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      3.05   1.03     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      4.35   0.46     3.87

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    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       13
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       177    -80      223
  SINCE MAR 1   1446                      2032   -586     2304
  SINCE JUL 1   7281                      8992  -1711     9425

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         9     -3        0
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        12     -6        0
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        12     -6        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        96      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1946


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 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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