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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
523 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         63        MM  99    1934  72     -9       59
  MINIMUM         51        MM  21    1907  47      4       46
  AVERAGE         57                        59     -2       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.61          1.29 1931   0.10   0.51     0.46
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      2.31  -0.90     1.46
  SINCE MAR 1      5.18                      4.31   0.87     4.26
  SINCE JAN 1      5.91                      5.61   0.30     4.97

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.3    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
  TODAY            8                         7      1       12
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       286    -99      331
  SINCE MAR 1   1536                      2141   -605     2412
  SINCE JUL 1   7371                      9101  -1730     9533

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        22      8        0
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        25      5        0
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        25      5        0
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WIND (MPH)
  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 TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    MM
 LOWEST     MM
 AVERAGE    MM

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THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        25      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 27 2012...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 PM CDT
MAY 28 2012...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 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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