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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1259 AM CST THU DEC 17 2015


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         24        MM  52    1962  20      4       15        
                                      1939                          
  MINIMUM         19        MM -22    1963   4     15        5        
                                      1953                          
  AVERAGE         22                        12     10       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          0.50   MM   0.02   0.32      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.32   0.59     0.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.91                      0.32   0.59     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.32                     21.29  -0.97    22.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.8           5.5    MM   0.4    4.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   11.1                       5.0    6.1      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.1                       5.0    6.1      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.5                      12.1    2.4      4.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        53    -10       55       
  MONTH TO DATE  583                       804   -221      717       
  SINCE DEC 1    583                       804   -221      717       
  SINCE JUL 1   2192                      2898   -706     2837       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    580                       463    117      395       
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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)   19        49      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -27      1906                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2015......SUNRISE   812 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2015......SUNRISE   813 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.                                          




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