800  
CDUS43 KFGF 210654  
CLIGFK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS  
137 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012  
 
   
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..THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2012  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 70 413 PM 91 1980 69 1 76  
1955  
MINIMUM 39 255 AM 28 2002 43 -4 54  
1969  
AVERAGE 55 56 -1 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1987 0.10 -0.10 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.98 1.63 -0.65 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 4.18 3.60 0.58 3.74  
SINCE JAN 1 5.07 4.67 0.40 4.63  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 10 9 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 145 250 -105 255  
SINCE MAR 1 1534 2178 -644 2374  
SINCE JUL 1 7371 9328 -1957 9642  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 5 11 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 6 10 0  
SINCE JAN 1 16 6 10 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 33 500 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 101 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 27 2008  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 909 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 910 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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