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CLIFGF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS
442 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0445 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 55 MM 91 1972 67 -12 43
MINIMUM 39 MM 25 1925 44 -5 35
AVERAGE 47 56 -9 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY MM 3.13 1896 0.10 MM T
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 1.39 -1.30 0.94
SINCE MAR 1 2.24 3.49 -1.25 3.49
SINCE JAN 1 4.37 4.54 -0.17 3.97
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1915 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.1 -0.1 T
SINCE MAR 1 16.2 10.9 5.3 9.6
SINCE JUL 1 65.3 48.7 16.6 32.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 18 10 8 26
MONTH TO DATE 256 224 32 113
SINCE MAR 1 2219 2159 60 1873
SINCE JUL 1 8593 9131 -538 8173
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 3 1 59
SINCE MAR 1 4 4 0 59
SINCE JAN 1 4 4 0 59
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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 TODAY.
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 TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1916
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 903 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 904 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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