445 CSUS97 KFGF 220635 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 133 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 74 MM 100 1964 70 4 64 MINIMUM 43 MM 25 1924 45 -2 57 AVERAGE 59 58 1 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.49 1987 0.09 -0.09 0.40 MONTH TO DATE 0.61 1.71 -1.10 0.88 SINCE MAR 1 4.38 3.71 0.67 3.68 SINCE JAN 1 5.11 5.01 0.10 4.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.7 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 6 8 -2 4 MONTH TO DATE 142 242 -100 261 SINCE MAR 1 1491 2097 -606 2342 SINCE JUL 1 7326 9057 -1731 9463 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 22 16 6 0 SINCE MAR 1 22 19 3 0 SINCE JAN 1 22 19 3 0 .................................................................. 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. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 1980 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 25 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 910 PM CDT MAY 23 2012...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 911 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$