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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
133 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         73        MM  95    1980  70      3       86        
  MINIMUM         45        MM  25    1963  46     -1       57        
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 1992   0.10  -0.10     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.49                      1.81   1.68     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.70                      3.81   1.89     4.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.52                      5.11   1.41     5.15    
                                                                     
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        6                         8     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       250     32      142       
  SINCE MAR 1   2759                      2105    654     1491       
  SINCE JUL 1   9776                      9065    711     7326       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        17    -13       29       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        20    -16       29       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        20    -16       29       
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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)   70        95      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   910 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 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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