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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
448 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         75        MM  89    1917  68      7       75
  MINIMUM         50        MM  24    1983  43      7       36
                                      1961
  AVERAGE         63                        56      7       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.05          0.62 1955   0.09  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      1.23  -1.04     0.31
  SINCE MAR 1      2.40                      3.23  -0.83     4.08
  SINCE JAN 1      3.22                      4.53  -1.31     4.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             0.0    MM   0.0   MM        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            2                        10     -8        9
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       197     38      114
  SINCE MAR 1   2712                      2052    660     1463
  SINCE JUL 1   9729                      9012    717     7298

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        11     -7        6
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        14    -10        6
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        14    -10        6
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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)   69        91      1972
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 PM CDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 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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