439  
CDUS43 KFGF 180612  
CLIFGF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS  
112 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 55 MM 91 1972 67 -12 43  
MINIMUM 39 MM 25 1925 44 -5 35  
AVERAGE 47 56 -9 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.80 3.13 1896 0.10 0.70 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 1.39 -0.50 0.94  
SINCE MAR 1 3.04 3.49 -0.45 3.49  
SINCE JAN 1 5.17 4.54 0.63 3.97  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
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) 68 92 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 904 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 906 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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