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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
131 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         28        MM  78    1910  38    -10       59        
  MINIMUM          8        MM -19    1974  21    -13       54        
  AVERAGE         18                        30    -12       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 2009   0.03  -0.03     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      0.74  -0.02     1.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      0.74  -0.02     1.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.54                      2.04  -0.50     1.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3    MM   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   19.2                       5.4   13.8      6.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     19.2                       5.4   13.8      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.8                      40.7   12.1     27.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      11                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        35     12        8       
  MONTH TO DATE 1171                       944    227      612       
  SINCE MAR 1   1171                       944    227      612       
  SINCE JUL 1   8188                      7904    284     6447       
                                                                     
 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       
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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                                                       

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THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        78      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -18      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2013.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2013.........SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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