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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
1244 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         14        MM  62    1905  28    -14       23
  MINIMUM          0        MM -28    1917  12    -12        6
  AVERAGE          7                        20    -13       15

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.98   MM   0.03  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.09   0.01      T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.10                      0.09   0.01      T
  SINCE JAN 1      0.83                      1.39  -0.56     0.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.1          11.5    MM   0.3   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       0.8    1.9       T
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       0.8    1.9       T
  SINCE JUL 1     23.7                      36.1  -12.4     43.7
  SNOW DEPTH       7

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       58                        45     13       50
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       137      3      178
  SINCE MAR 1    140                       137      3      178
  SINCE JUL 1   5975                      7097  -1122     7299

 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.
  LIGHT SNOW


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)   28        53      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -33      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  4 2012.........SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST
MARCH  5 2012.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   620 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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