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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
135 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         65        MM  96    1987  68     -3       67
  MINIMUM         48        MM  26    1946  43      5       40
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1915   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.14  -0.83     0.36
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      3.14   0.94     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      4.44   0.37     3.87

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        8                        10     -2       11
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       187    -82      234
  SINCE MAR 1   1454                      2042   -588     2315
  SINCE JUL 1   7289                      9002  -1713     9436

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        10     -4        0
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        13     -7        0
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        13     -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        89      1917
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1983
                                             1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 PM CDT
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 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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