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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
137 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         69        MM  90    1994  70     -1       73
  MINIMUM         42        MM  20    1907  45     -3       53
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 1908   0.10  -0.10     0.12
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      1.62  -1.01     0.48
  SINCE MAR 1      4.38                      3.62   0.76     3.28
  SINCE JAN 1      5.11                      4.92   0.19     3.99

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        9                         9      0        2
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       234    -98      257
  SINCE MAR 1   1485                      2089   -604     2338
  SINCE JUL 1   7320                      9049  -1729     9459

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        15      7        0
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        18      4        0
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        18      4        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)   70       100      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   908 PM CDT
MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   910 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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