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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
137 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         59        MM  90    1980  71    -12       63
                                      1959
  MINIMUM         39        MM  30    1924  47     -8       39
                                      1905
  AVERAGE         49                        59    -10       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 2009   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      2.10  -1.38     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      4.49                      4.10   0.39     3.80
  SINCE JAN 1      5.22                      5.40  -0.18     4.51

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
  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       16                         7      9       14
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       272   -107      302
  SINCE MAR 1   1514                      2127   -613     2383
  SINCE JUL 1   7349                      9087  -1738     9504

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        20     10        0
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        23      7        0
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        23      7        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)   71        92      1931
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        31      2011
                                             1993
                                             1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2012...........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 PM CDT
MAY 27 2012...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 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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