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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
144 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         58        MM  95    1948  69    -11       77
  MINIMUM         46        MM  24    1924  44      2       52
  AVERAGE         52                        57     -5       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.30          0.80 1950   0.10   0.20     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      1.52  -0.91     0.36
  SINCE MAR 1      4.38                      3.52   0.86     3.16
  SINCE JAN 1      5.11                      4.82   0.29     3.87

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2    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       13                         9      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       225    -98      255
  SINCE MAR 1   1476                      2080   -604     2336
  SINCE JUL 1   7311                      9040  -1729     9457

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        14      8        0
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        17      5        0
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        17      5        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.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


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)   70        90      1994
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        20      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2012...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   907 PM CDT
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   908 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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