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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
140 AM CDT SUN AUG 19 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         79        MM 101    1945  81     -2       85        
  MINIMUM         51        MM  38    1975  56     -5       60        
                                      1932                          
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.21   MM   0.11  -0.11     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      1.79  -0.54     2.95    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.03                      8.70  -1.67    10.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.02                     14.75  -1.73    16.86    
                                                                     
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   15                        18     -3        2       
  SINCE JUN 1     54                       124    -70       94       
  SINCE JUL 1     15                        41    -26        8       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        99    -53       88       
  SINCE JUN 1    475                       361    114      365       
  SINCE JAN 1    505                       387    118      365       
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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)   80        97      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1908                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2012........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2012........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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