573  
CDUS43 KFGF 180649  
CLIGFK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS  
141 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 90 403 PM 99 1945 81 9 73  
MINIMUM 62 431 AM 39 1977 55 7 41  
1975  
1968  
AVERAGE 76 68 8 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.18 2005 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 1.55 0.64 0.82  
SINCE JUN 1 9.36 7.64 1.72 6.51  
SINCE JAN 1 12.05 13.24 -1.19 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 8  
MONTH TO DATE 1 11 -10 21  
SINCE JUN 1 130 168 -38 98  
SINCE JUL 1 19 37 -18 31  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 4 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 66 80 -14 58  
SINCE JUN 1 194 324 -130 394  
SINCE JAN 1 194 356 -162 403    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
 
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 90 200 AM  
LOWEST 34 400 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
 
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 101 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 37 1975  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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