559 CSUS97 KFGF 120635 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1233 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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 8 MM 53 1939 22 -14 39 MINIMUM -1 MM -24 1945 6 -7 16 AVERAGE 4 14 -10 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.40 MM 0.02 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.22 -0.07 T SINCE DEC 1 0.15 0.22 -0.07 T SINCE JAN 1 17.63 21.19 -3.56 20.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.0 MM 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.8 3.3 -1.5 T SINCE DEC 1 1.8 3.3 -1.5 T SINCE JUL 1 11.8 10.4 1.4 1.4 SNOW DEPTH 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 61 51 10 37 MONTH TO DATE 522 541 -19 514 SINCE DEC 1 522 541 -19 514 SINCE JUL 1 2654 2635 19 2222 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 607 463 144 470 .................................................................. 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 SNOW HAZE 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) 21 52 1913 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 5 -23 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2012......SUNRISE 809 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST DECEMBER 13 2012......SUNRISE 810 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$