279 CSUS97 KFGF 070654 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1254 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 23 MM 59 2000 29 -6 37 MINIMUM 11 MM -23 1955 13 -2 24 AVERAGE 17 21 -4 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.61 MM 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.18 0.12 0.16 SINCE MAR 1 0.30 0.18 0.12 0.16 SINCE JAN 1 1.12 1.48 -0.36 0.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 18.0 MM 0.2 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 7.7 1.6 6.1 4.8 SINCE MAR 1 7.7 1.6 6.1 4.8 SINCE JUL 1 41.3 36.9 4.4 25.8 SNOW DEPTH 10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 44 4 34 MONTH TO DATE 275 270 5 275 SINCE MAR 1 275 270 5 275 SINCE JUL 1 7292 7230 62 6110 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. 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 .......................................................... THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 60 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -19 1967 1920 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 7 2013.........SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST MARCH 8 2013.........SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 624 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$