687 CSUS97 KFGF 180639 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 136 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 70 2012 35 -15 70 MINIMUM -16 MM -17 1923 18 -34 40 1908 AVERAGE 2 26 -24 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.11 0.33 MM 0.03 0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.66 0.53 0.13 0.56 SINCE MAR 1 0.66 0.53 0.13 0.56 SINCE JAN 1 1.48 1.83 -0.35 1.29 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 3.2 4.2 MM 0.2 3.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 17.8 4.3 13.5 6.3 SINCE MAR 1 17.8 4.3 13.5 6.3 SINCE JUL 1 51.4 39.6 11.8 27.3 SNOW DEPTH 12 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 63 39 24 10 MONTH TO DATE 837 724 113 559 SINCE MAR 1 837 724 113 559 SINCE JUL 1 7854 7684 170 6394 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 BLOWING 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) 35 82 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -20 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$