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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
1237 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         -3        MM  43    1957  17    -20       40
  MINIMUM        -12        MM -28    1914   1    -13        9
  AVERAGE         -7                         9    -16       25

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30   MM   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.49  -0.27      T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.22                      0.49  -0.27      T
  SINCE JAN 1     17.70                     21.46  -3.76    20.54

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  2009   0.4   -0.4      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       8.1   -4.7      0.1
  SINCE DEC 1      3.4                       8.1   -4.7      0.1
  SINCE JUL 1     13.4                      15.2   -1.8      1.5
  SNOW DEPTH       3

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       72                        56     16       40
  MONTH TO DATE 1214                      1242    -28     1047
  SINCE DEC 1   1214                      1242    -28     1047
  SINCE JUL 1   3346                      3336     10     2755

 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
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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)   17        45      1999
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1       -30      1933


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 25 2012......SUNRISE   817 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST
DECEMBER 26 2012......SUNRISE   817 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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