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CLIGFK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
447 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008
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..THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 91 259 PM 97 1953 77 14 82
MINIMUM 68 627 AM 35 1987 50 18 60
AVERAGE 80 63 17 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.57 1957 0.08 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 2.72 -0.17 1.79
SINCE JUN 1 9.72 8.81 0.91 7.48
SINCE JAN 1 12.41 14.41 -2.00 16.19
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 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 27 53 -26 61
SINCE JUN 1 156 183 -27 138
SINCE JUL 1 45 52 -7 71
COOLING
TODAY 15 2 13 6
MONTH TO DATE 129 131 -2 82
SINCE JUN 1 257 375 -118 418
SINCE JAN 1 257 407 -150 427
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 600 AM
LOWEST 44 300 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 98 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1974
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 1 2008.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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