770  
CDUS43 KFGF 210654  
CLIFAR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS  
137 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012  
 
   
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..THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2012  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 73 452 PM 91 1955 71 2 70  
MINIMUM 46 513 AM 25 1969 46 0 55  
1907  
AVERAGE 60 58 2 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.36 1908 0.09 -0.09 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.28 1.71 -1.43 2.05  
SINCE MAR 1 2.16 4.40 -2.24 5.91  
SINCE JAN 1 3.69 5.71 -2.02 6.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.2 1931 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 2.6 12.4 -9.8 21.5  
SINCE JUL 1 27.0 50.4 -23.4 88.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 7 -2 2  
MONTH TO DATE 97 206 -109 232  
SINCE MAR 1 1319 1984 -665 2273  
SINCE JUL 1 6746 8662 -1916 9176  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 36 16 20 0  
SINCE MAR 1 42 19 23 0  
SINCE JAN 1 42 19 23 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
 
 
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 86 600 AM  
LOWEST 24 400 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 98 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 25 1963  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 903 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 905 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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