544 CSUS97 KFGF 160636 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 135 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 20 MM 59 1927 34 -14 58 MINIMUM -1 MM -16 1997 17 -18 32 AVERAGE 10 25 -15 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 0.76 MM 0.04 0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.47 0.08 0.56 SINCE MAR 1 0.55 0.47 0.08 0.56 SINCE JAN 1 1.37 1.77 -0.40 1.29 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 4.2 8.0 MM 0.2 4.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 14.6 3.9 10.7 6.3 SINCE MAR 1 14.6 3.9 10.7 6.3 SINCE JUL 1 48.2 39.2 9.0 27.3 SNOW DEPTH 10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 55 40 15 20 MONTH TO DATE 709 646 63 539 SINCE MAR 1 709 646 63 539 SINCE JUL 1 7726 7606 120 6374 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) 34 73 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -18 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE 739 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$