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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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CXUS53 KFGF 010953
CLMFAR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
419 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             106   08/18/1976
 LOW               32   08/31/1886
                        08/25/1885
HIGHEST            96   08/29        81      15       90  08/23
LOWEST             43   08/20        57     -14       50  08/27
AVG. MAXIMUM     82.6              81.2     1.4     82.0
AVG. MINIMUM     55.0              57.3    -2.3     59.3
MEAN             68.8              69.3    -0.5     70.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      5               4.0     1.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.58   1900
 MINIMUM         0.18   1984
TOTALS           0.92              2.56   -1.64     4.26
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.08   -0.05     0.14
DAYS >= .01         5               9.1    -4.1        6
DAYS >= .10         1               4.6    -3.6        4
DAYS >= .50         1               1.2    -0.2        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.5    -0.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.85   08/08 TO 08/08           08/01 TO 08/01

 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    08/01(00) TO 08/01(00)

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
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   08/31 TO 08/31
 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    08/31(00) TO 08/31(00)

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      18                34     -16        1
 SINCE 7/1         18                50     -32        1
COOLING TOTAL     146               165     -19      183
 SINCE 1/1        745               505     240      599
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/300    DATE  08/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/340    DATE  08/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

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

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

&&

DESPITE THE WARM FINISH TO THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012 THE MONTH
FINISHED OFF JUST SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL.THE 68.8 DEGREE MEAN
TEMPERATURE WAS 0.5 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.

THERE WERE NO RECORD SET DURING AUGUST 2012.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES 5 TIMES IN AUGUST WHICH
IS ONE MORE THAN AVERAGE.

THE 0.92 INCHES OF RAIN CONTINUED THE TREND OF DRY WEATHER.THAT
TOTAL IS 1.64 INCHES BELOW THE AVERAGE OF 2.56 INCHES.

A PEAK WIND OF 56MPH OCCURRED ON THE 28TH OF THE MONTH.

REMEMBER...THIS DATA IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FINAL
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC
DATA CENTER.

$$

EWENS