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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
149 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         75        MM  89    1917  68      7       69
  MINIMUM         36        MM  24    1983  43     -7       41
                                      1961
  AVERAGE         56                        56      0       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1955   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.23  -0.92     0.36
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      3.23   0.85     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      4.53   0.28     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        9                        10     -1       10
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       197    -83      244
  SINCE MAR 1   1463                      2052   -589     2325
  SINCE JUL 1   7298                      9012  -1714     9446

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        11     -5        0
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        14     -8        0
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        14     -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)   69        91      1972
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 PM CDT
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 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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