849 CSUS97 KFGF 180656 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1255 AM CST WED DEC 18 2013 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 27 MM 49 1939 19 8 18 MINIMUM 2 MM -27 1906 4 -2 15 AVERAGE 15 11 4 17 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.57 MM 0.02 -0.02 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.54 0.34 0.20 0.16 SINCE DEC 1 0.54 0.34 0.20 0.16 SINCE JAN 1 18.99 21.31 -2.32 17.64 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 7.0 MM 0.4 -0.4 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 17.4 5.4 12.0 2.1 SINCE DEC 1 17.4 5.4 12.0 2.1 SINCE JUL 1 19.0 12.5 6.5 12.1 SNOW DEPTH 9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 50 54 -4 48 MONTH TO DATE 1079 858 221 815 SINCE DEC 1 1079 858 221 815 SINCE JUL 1 3130 2952 178 2947 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 528 463 65 607 .................................................................. 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 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) 19 50 2011 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -30 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2013......SUNRISE 813 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2013......SUNRISE 814 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$