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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
140 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77        MM  91    1977  68      9       86        
                                      1932                          
  MINIMUM         50        MM  25    1945  43      7       47        
                                      1921                          
  AVERAGE         64                        55      9       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.05 1896   0.09   0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      1.05  -0.91     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.35                      3.05  -0.70     4.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.17                      4.35  -1.18     4.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     25.9                       8.1   17.8      6.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     59.5                      43.4   16.1     27.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        11    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       177     55       97       
  SINCE MAR 1   2709                      2032    677     1446       
  SINCE JUL 1   9726                      8992    734     7281       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         9     -5        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        12     -8        6       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        12     -8        6       
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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.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
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)   68        96      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1946                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 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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