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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         88        MM  91    1972  69     19       75
  MINIMUM         60        MM  25    1925  44     16       44
  AVERAGE         74                        56     18       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.13 1896   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.33  -1.02     0.36
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      3.33   0.75     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      4.63   0.18     3.87

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1    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                        10    -10        5
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       207    -93      249
  SINCE MAR 1   1463                      2062   -599     2330
  SINCE JUL 1   7298                      9022  -1724     9451

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        12      3        0
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        15      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        15      0        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        92      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1916


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 PM CDT
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 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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