903 CSUS97 KFGF 170636 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 133 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 75 MM 89 1917 68 7 75 MINIMUM 50 MM 24 1983 43 7 36 1961 AVERAGE 63 56 7 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.30 0.62 1955 0.09 0.21 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.44 1.23 -0.79 0.31 SINCE MAR 1 2.65 3.23 -0.58 4.08 SINCE JAN 1 3.47 4.53 -1.06 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 2 10 -8 9 MONTH TO DATE 235 197 38 114 SINCE MAR 1 2712 2052 660 1463 SINCE JUL 1 9729 9012 717 7298 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 11 -7 6 SINCE MAR 1 4 14 -10 6 SINCE JAN 1 4 14 -10 6 .................................................................. 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. RAIN LIGHT RAIN 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) 69 91 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1925 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 903 PM CDT MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 904 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$