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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
138 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         70        MM  89    1917  68      2       60        
  MINIMUM         47        MM  24    1983  43      4       32        
                                      1961                          
  AVERAGE         59                        56      3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.62 1955   0.09  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.23   0.90     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.15                      3.23  -0.08     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.68                      4.53  -0.85     5.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        6                        10     -4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       197     10      314       
  SINCE MAR 1   1811                      2052   -241     2565       
  SINCE JUL 1   8660                      9012   -352    10311       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        11     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        14    -12        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        14    -12        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)   69        91      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2015...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2015...........SUNRISE   547 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.                                          




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