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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
145 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         55        MM  80    1945  54      1       55
  MINIMUM         46        MM  11    1972  34     12       35
                                      1952
  AVERAGE         51                        44      7       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.82          1.80   MM   0.06   0.76     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      1.19   0.45     0.78
  SINCE SEP 1      1.85                      3.24  -1.39     3.35
  SINCE JAN 1     15.88                     19.34  -3.46    20.42

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0    MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       0.3    3.2      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      3.5                       0.3    3.2      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                       0.3    3.2      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       14                        21     -7       20
  MONTH TO DATE  353                       298     55      144
  SINCE SEP 1    600                       538     62      374
  SINCE JUL 1    620                       602     18      389

 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)   53        76      1945
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1972


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2012.......SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2012.......SUNRISE   754 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 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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