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CDUS43 KFGF 052148  
CLIGFK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS  
447 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 80 243 PM 98 1964 83 -3 85  
MINIMUM 55 452 AM 43 1957 57 -2 58  
AVERAGE 68 70 -2 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 2.45 1987 0.09 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.39 0.47 -0.08 0.21  
SINCE JUN 1 7.56 6.56 1.00 5.90  
SINCE JAN 1 10.25 12.16 -1.91 14.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 129 157 -28 77  
SINCE JUL 1 18 26 -8 10  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 5 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 16 25 -9 22  
SINCE JUN 1 144 269 -125 358  
SINCE JAN 1 144 301 -157 367    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 45 100 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
 
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 99 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 42 1989  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2008........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 857 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2008........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 856 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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