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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
956 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             101   05/21/1964
 LOW                5   05/03/1967
HIGHEST            90   05/13        70      20       89  05/18
LOWEST             24   05/03        44     -20       32  05/09
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.9              68.0    -2.1     70.6
AVG. MINIMUM     42.5              41.5     1.0     44.2
MEAN             54.2              54.8    -0.6     57.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.5     0.5        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      7               4.3     2.7        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.79   2013
 MINIMUM         1.00   2008
TOTALS           4.79              2.68    2.11     1.75
DAILY AVG.       0.15              0.09    0.06     0.06
DAYS >= .01        10              10.6    -0.6       13
DAYS >= .10         7               5.6     1.4        4
DAYS >= .50         3               1.8     1.2        2
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.5     1.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.47   05/19 TO 05/20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.1    -0.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1        50.2              47.4     2.8     22.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     336               334       2      250
 SINCE 7/1       9888              9412     476     7476
COOLING TOTAL       9                16      -7       22
 SINCE 1/1          9                17      -8       22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/300    DATE  05/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/310    DATE  05/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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REMARKS...
MAY WAS NEAR NORMAL FOR TEMPERATURES AND WET. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR MAY AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WAS 54.2 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 0.6 OF A DEGREE BELOW NORMAL. NO
DAILY RECORD HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES OCCURRED IN MAY.

RAINFALL WAS ABOVE NORMAL FOR MAY...4.79 INCHES OF RAIN FELL,
WHICH WAS 2.11 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MONTHLY RAINFALL WAS
THE SIXTH WETTEST MAY ON RECORD. THE WETTEST MAY IS 5.73
INCHES, WHICH OCCURRED IN 2004.

A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL 1.35 INCHES OCCURRED ON MAY 19. THE OLD
RECORD 0.74 INCHES SET BACK IN 1950.
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
