270  
CDUS43 KFGF 160645  
CLIGFK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS  
141 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 2008  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 82 448 PM 96 1956 82 0 81  
MINIMUM 58 552 AM 36 1979 55 3 54  
AVERAGE 70 69 1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.44 1949 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 1.37 0.82 0.82  
SINCE JUN 1 9.36 7.46 1.90 6.51  
SINCE JAN 1 12.05 13.06 -1.01 15.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 9 -8 7  
SINCE JUN 1 130 166 -36 84  
SINCE JUL 1 19 35 -16 17  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 47 72 -25 58  
SINCE JUN 1 175 316 -141 394  
SINCE JAN 1 175 348 -173 403    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 51 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 96 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 42 2007  
1981  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2008........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 837 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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