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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
144 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         55        MM  74    1918  43     12       53        
  MINIMUM         36        MM -14    1975  24     12       31        
  AVERAGE         46                        34     12       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.57 1982   0.04  -0.02     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      0.99  -0.30     0.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.69                      0.99  -0.30     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.34                      2.29  -0.95     0.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1977   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       6.3   -4.6      2.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       6.3   -4.6      2.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.0                      41.6  -12.6     19.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        31    -12       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  864                      1175   -311     1009       
  SINCE MAR 1    864                      1175   -311     1009       
  SINCE JUL 1   6796                      8135  -1339     7858       
                                                                     
 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       
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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)   44        80      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2016.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2016.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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