085 CSUS97 KFGF 160642 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 138 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 72 MM 95 1988 81 -9 84 1956 1936 MINIMUM 57 MM 38 1979 57 0 65 AVERAGE 65 69 -4 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 2.00 MM 0.11 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.25 1.46 -0.21 2.59 SINCE JUN 1 7.03 8.37 -1.34 10.15 SINCE JAN 1 13.02 14.42 -1.40 16.50 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 6 15 -9 2 SINCE JUN 1 45 121 -76 94 SINCE JUL 1 6 38 -32 8 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 10 MONTH TO DATE 46 84 -38 73 SINCE JUN 1 475 346 129 350 SINCE JAN 1 505 372 133 350 .................................................................. 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) 81 96 1990 1906 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 39 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 16 2012........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT AUGUST 17 2012........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$