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CDUS43 KFGF 162153
CLIGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
448 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008
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..THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 86 259 PM 96 1961 82 4 75
MINIMUM 60 507 AM 42 2007 55 5 42
1981
AVERAGE 73 68 5 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.69 1985 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 1.46 0.73 0.82
SINCE JUN 1 9.36 7.55 1.81 6.51
SINCE JAN 1 12.05 13.15 -1.10 15.22
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 1 -1 6
MONTH TO DATE 1 10 -9 13
SINCE JUN 1 130 167 -37 90
SINCE JUL 1 19 36 -17 23
COOLING
TODAY 8 4 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 55 76 -21 58
SINCE JUN 1 183 320 -137 394
SINCE JAN 1 183 352 -169 403
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 500 AM
LOWEST 40 200 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 39 1977
1975
1968
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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