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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
518 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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  88    1953  66      9       61
                                      1928
  MINIMUM         47        MM  19    1976  40      7       48
  AVERAGE         61                        53      8       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.75 1930   0.07  -0.07     0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.46  -0.46     0.28
  SINCE MAR 1      2.21                      2.46  -0.25     4.05
  SINCE JAN 1      3.03                      3.76  -0.73     4.78

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.1  1923   0.1   -0.1      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            4                        13     -9       10
  MONTH TO DATE  146                        96     50       49
  SINCE MAR 1   2623                      1951    672     1398
  SINCE JUL 1   9640                      8911    729     7233

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5        0
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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)   66        92      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1929


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 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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