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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
524 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         50        MM 100    1964  70    -20       74
  MINIMUM         44        MM  25    1924  45     -1       43
  AVERAGE         47                        58    -11       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.18          1.49 1987   0.09   0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.47                      1.71   1.76     0.61
  SINCE MAR 1      5.68                      3.71   1.97     4.38
  SINCE JAN 1      6.50                      5.01   1.49     5.11

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.7    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     25.9                       8.1   17.8      6.6
  SINCE JUL 1     59.5                      43.4   16.1     27.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           18                         8     10        6
  MONTH TO DATE  277                       242     35      142
  SINCE MAR 1   2754                      2097    657     1491
  SINCE JUL 1   9771                      9057    714     7326

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        16    -12       22
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        19    -15       22
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        19    -15       22
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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.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


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)   70        95      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   908 PM CDT
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   909 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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