599 CSUS97 KFGF 150638 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 136 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 29 MM 58 1981 33 -4 52 MINIMUM 9 MM -21 1956 17 -8 33 AVERAGE 19 25 -6 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.55 MM 0.03 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.41 0.43 -0.02 0.56 SINCE MAR 1 0.41 0.43 -0.02 0.56 SINCE JAN 1 1.23 1.73 -0.50 1.29 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.3 8.3 MM 0.2 0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.4 3.7 6.7 6.3 SINCE MAR 1 10.4 3.7 6.7 6.3 SINCE JUL 1 44.0 39.0 5.0 27.3 SNOW DEPTH 11 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 46 40 6 22 MONTH TO DATE 654 606 48 519 SINCE MAR 1 654 606 48 519 SINCE JUL 1 7671 7566 105 6354 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. 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) 34 59 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -16 1997 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE 741 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE 739 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$