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CDUS43 KFGF 262157  
CLIGFK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS  
456 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2008  
 
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..THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 82 237 PM 97 1953 79 3 91  
MINIMUM 57 402 AM 37 1982 52 5 54  
AVERAGE 70 65 5 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.14 1946 0.08 -0.08 0.84  
MONTH TO DATE 2.22 2.32 -0.10 1.68  
SINCE JUN 1 9.39 8.41 0.98 7.37  
SINCE JAN 1 12.08 14.01 -1.93 16.08  
 
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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 33 -17 43  
SINCE JUN 1 145 190 -45 120  
SINCE JUL 1 34 59 -25 53  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 3 2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 111 113 -2 76  
SINCE JUN 1 239 357 -118 412  
SINCE JAN 1 239 389 -150 421    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 300 AM  
LOWEST 45 100 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
 
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 98 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1982  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2008........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2008........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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