792 CDUS43 KFGF 160633 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 132 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 54 MM 69 2015 34 20 69 MINIMUM 33 MM -16 1997 17 16 46 AVERAGE 44 25 19 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.53 0.76 1990 0.04 0.49 T MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.47 0.11 T SINCE MAR 1 0.58 0.47 0.11 T SINCE JAN 1 1.23 1.77 -0.54 0.53 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.0 1990 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 3.9 -3.9 T SINCE MAR 1 T 3.9 -3.9 T SINCE JUL 1 27.3 39.2 -11.9 16.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 40 -19 7 MONTH TO DATE 429 646 -217 522 SINCE MAR 1 429 646 -217 522 SINCE JUL 1 6361 7606 -1245 7371 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 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. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. 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) 34 73 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -18 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2016.........SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT MARCH 17 2016.........SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$