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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1250 AM CST MON DEC 21 2015


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         21        MM  44    1957  18      3       31        
  MINIMUM         15        MM -32    1916   3     12       26        
  AVERAGE         18                        10      8       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50   MM   0.02  -0.02     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.41   0.50     0.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.91                      0.41   0.50     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.32                     21.38  -1.06    22.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  2008   0.4   -0.4      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.3                       6.5    4.8      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.3                       6.5    4.8      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.7                      13.6    1.1      4.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        55     -8       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  791                      1021   -230      901       
  SINCE DEC 1    791                      1021   -230      901       
  SINCE JUL 1   2400                      3115   -715     3021       
                                                                     
 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)   18        43      2003                    
                                             1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -32      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2015......SUNRISE   815 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2015......SUNRISE   815 AM CST   SUNSET   438 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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