968 CSUS97 KFGF 190646 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1244 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 25 MM 50 2011 19 6 50 MINIMUM 17 MM -30 1916 3 14 20 AVERAGE 21 11 10 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 0.47 MM 0.03 0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.37 -0.16 T SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.37 -0.16 T SINCE JAN 1 17.69 21.34 -3.65 20.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.0 6.8 MM 0.4 0.6 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.1 5.8 -2.7 0.1 SINCE DEC 1 3.1 5.8 -2.7 0.1 SINCE JUL 1 13.1 12.9 0.2 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 44 54 -10 30 MONTH TO DATE 859 912 -53 804 SINCE DEC 1 859 912 -53 804 SINCE JUL 1 2991 3006 -15 2512 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 FOG 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 42 2006 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -34 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2012......SUNRISE 814 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 20 2012......SUNRISE 815 AM CST SUNSET 438 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$