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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
145 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         68        MM  82    1956  54     14       55        
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         45        MM  13    1952  34     11       38        
                                      1917                          
  AVERAGE         57                        44     13       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.73   MM   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      1.13  -0.31     0.78    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.03                      3.18  -2.15     3.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.06                     19.28  -4.22    20.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       0.2    3.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      3.5                       0.2    3.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                       0.2    3.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        21    -13       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  339                       277     62      124       
  SINCE SEP 1    586                       517     69      354       
  SINCE JUL 1    606                       581     25      369       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       27       
  SINCE SEP 1     30                        30      0       58       
  SINCE JAN 1    607                       462    145      470       
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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)   54        80      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        11      1972                    
                                             1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2012.......SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2012.......SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 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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