544 CDUS43 KFGF 170729 CLIFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 129 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 2 MM 52 1962 20 -18 24 1939 MINIMUM -5 MM -22 1963 4 -9 19 1953 AVERAGE -1 12 -13 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.50 1984 0.02 -0.02 0.34 MONTH TO DATE 1.12 0.32 0.80 0.91 SINCE DEC 1 1.12 0.32 0.80 0.91 SINCE JAN 1 30.55 21.29 9.26 20.32 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.5 1996 0.4 -0.4 4.8 MONTH TO DATE 19.2 5.0 14.2 11.1 SINCE DEC 1 19.2 5.0 14.2 11.1 SINCE JUL 1 20.1 12.1 8.0 14.5 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 66 53 13 43 MONTH TO DATE 851 804 47 583 SINCE DEC 1 851 804 47 583 SINCE JUL 1 2305 2898 -593 2192 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 461 463 -2 580 .................................................................. 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) 19 49 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 4 -27 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2016......SUNRISE 813 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2016......SUNRISE 814 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. $$