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CDUS43 KFGF 082204  
CLIGFK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS  
457 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 74 252 PM 103 1958 83 -9 75  
MINIMUM 52 518 AM 43 1994 56 -4 62  
AVERAGE 63 70 -7 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.91 1944 0.09 -0.09 0.28  
MONTH TO DATE 0.39 0.74 -0.35 0.53  
SINCE JUN 1 7.56 6.83 0.73 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 10.25 12.43 -2.18 14.93  
 
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 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 2 0 1  
SINCE JUN 1 131 159 -28 78  
SINCE JUL 1 20 28 -8 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 21 40 -19 32  
SINCE JUN 1 149 284 -135 368  
SINCE JAN 1 149 316 -167 377    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 57 300 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 94 1958  
1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 1972  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2008........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 853 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2008........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 851 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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