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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
141 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         67        MM  91    1952  64      3       59        
  MINIMUM         43        MM   5    1967  39      4       31        
  AVERAGE         55                        51      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.18 1899   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.18  -0.04      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.91                      2.18   1.73     2.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.64                      3.48   1.16     3.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  1954   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.6                       8.0   -1.4     19.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.6                      43.3  -15.7     62.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        14     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        43    -23       81       
  SINCE MAR 1   1369                      1898   -529     2162       
  SINCE JUL 1   7204                      8858  -1654     9283       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        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)   64        94      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1921                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 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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