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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
148 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64        MM  96    1987  68     -4       52        
  MINIMUM         47        MM  26    1946  43      4       28        
  AVERAGE         56                        56      0       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.71 1915   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      1.14   0.96     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.12                      3.14  -0.02     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.65                      4.44  -0.79     5.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       8.1   -5.1     14.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.3                      43.4  -24.1     60.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        10     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       187     14      295       
  SINCE MAR 1   1805                      2042   -237     2546       
  SINCE JUL 1   8654                      9002   -348    10292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        10     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        13    -11        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        13    -11        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)   68        89      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1983                    
                                             1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2015...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2015...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 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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