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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
131 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         94        MM  95    1972  77     17       87
                                      1961
  MINIMUM         62        MM  35    1915  53      9       61
  AVERAGE         78                        65     13       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.22          1.48   MM   0.10   0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      2.95  -0.70     2.95
  SINCE JUN 1      8.03                      9.86  -1.83    10.51
  SINCE JAN 1     14.02                     15.91  -1.89    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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        38    -18        9
  SINCE JUN 1     59                       144    -85      101
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        61    -41       15

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       13                         3     10        9
  MONTH TO DATE  111                       139    -28      131
  SINCE JUN 1    540                       401    139      408
  SINCE JAN 1    570                       427    143      408
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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)   77        94      1939
                                             1929
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2012........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2012........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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