969  
CDUS43 KFGF 192151  
CLIGFK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS  
450 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012  
 
   
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..THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2012
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 58 1217 AM 96 1948 69 -11 79  
MINIMUM 49 1200 PM 28 2002 43 6 43  
AVERAGE 54 56 -2 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.51 0.74 1950 0.09 0.42 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.98 1.53 -0.55 0.50  
SINCE MAR 1 4.18 3.50 0.68 3.66  
SINCE JAN 1 5.07 4.57 0.50 4.55  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 5.9 10.2 -4.3 19.1  
SINCE JUL 1 22.8 47.4 -24.6 55.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 11 10 1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 131 241 -110 255  
SINCE MAR 1 1520 2169 -649 2374  
SINCE JUL 1 7357 9319 -1962 9642  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 4 12 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 5 11 0  
SINCE JAN 1 16 5 11 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 700 AM  
LOWEST 80 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 91 1980  
1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 28 2002  
1969  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 906 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2012...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 908 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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