867 CSUS97 KFGF 310644 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1240 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 22 MM 40 1929 16 6 24 MINIMUM 1 MM -31 1990 0 1 21 AVERAGE 12 8 4 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.50 MM 0.02 -0.02 0.31 MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.63 -0.36 0.42 SINCE DEC 1 0.27 0.63 -0.36 0.42 SINCE JAN 1 17.75 21.60 -3.85 20.96 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 5.0 MM 0.4 -0.3 4.4 MONTH TO DATE 4.2 10.5 -6.3 5.9 SINCE DEC 1 4.2 10.5 -6.3 5.9 SINCE JUL 1 14.2 17.6 -3.4 7.3 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 53 57 -4 42 MONTH TO DATE 1572 1581 -9 1291 SINCE DEC 1 1572 1581 -9 1291 SINCE JUL 1 3704 3675 29 2999 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) 16 40 1953 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 0 -34 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2012......SUNRISE 818 AM CST SUNSET 446 PM CST JANUARY 1 2013.......SUNRISE 818 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$