453 CSUS97 KFGF 220648 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1242 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 43 2003 18 -10 32 1979 MINIMUM 4 MM -32 1916 2 2 22 AVERAGE 6 10 -4 27 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.60 MM 0.02 -0.02 T MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.43 -0.22 T SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.43 -0.22 T SINCE JAN 1 17.69 21.40 -3.71 20.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 6.0 MM 0.4 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 3.3 6.9 -3.6 0.1 SINCE DEC 1 3.3 6.9 -3.6 0.1 SINCE JUL 1 13.3 14.0 -0.7 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 59 55 4 38 MONTH TO DATE 1018 1076 -58 922 SINCE DEC 1 1018 1076 -58 922 SINCE JUL 1 3150 3170 -20 2630 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) 18 43 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 2 -29 1945 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2012......SUNRISE 816 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2012......SUNRISE 816 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$