658 CSUS97 KFGF 180648 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1247 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 18 MM 49 1939 19 -1 34 MINIMUM 15 MM -27 1906 4 11 13 AVERAGE 17 11 6 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.57 MM 0.02 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.34 -0.18 T SINCE DEC 1 0.16 0.34 -0.18 T SINCE JAN 1 17.64 21.31 -3.67 20.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 7.0 MM 0.4 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.1 5.4 -3.3 0.1 SINCE DEC 1 2.1 5.4 -3.3 0.1 SINCE JUL 1 12.1 12.5 -0.4 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 54 -6 41 MONTH TO DATE 815 858 -43 774 SINCE DEC 1 815 858 -43 774 SINCE JUL 1 2947 2952 -5 2482 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 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) 19 50 2011 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -30 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2012......SUNRISE 814 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2012......SUNRISE 814 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$