611  
CDUS43 KFGF 180651  
CLIFGF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS  
151 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2026...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 83 MM 99 1945 80 3 68  
MINIMUM 58 MM 39 1924 57 1 60  
AVERAGE 71 68 3 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.80 2005 0.10 -0.10 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 1.58 1.60 -0.02 1.47  
SINCE JUN 1 6.65 9.28 -2.63 7.09  
SINCE JAN 1 12.76 15.42 -2.66 11.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 1 14 -13 2  
SINCE JUN 1 41 116 -75 72  
SINCE JUL 1 1 38 -37 22  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 4 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 83 81 2 85  
SINCE JUN 1 544 330 214 329  
SINCE JAN 1 625 351 274 398    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM  
   
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THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 101 1945  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1932  
1975  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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