759 CDUS43 KFGF 010637 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1236 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 16 MM 51 1992 27 -11 22 MINIMUM -4 MM -24 1980 10 -14 1 AVERAGE 6 18 -12 12 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.44 1940 0.03 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.59 -0.24 0.26 SINCE DEC 1 1.77 1.95 -0.18 0.66 SINCE JAN 1 0.65 1.30 -0.65 0.53 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.4 1940 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 4.4 6.9 -2.5 4.7 SINCE DEC 1 23.9 28.2 -4.3 12.5 SINCE JUL 1 27.3 35.3 -8.0 16.3 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 59 46 13 53 MONTH TO DATE 1286 1488 -202 1688 SINCE DEC 1 4323 4912 -589 4729 SINCE JUL 1 5932 7006 -1074 6849 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. 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 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) 27 54 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -28 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 1 2016.........SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST MARCH 2 2016.........SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 615 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$