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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
505 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         66        MM  95    1928  70     -4       76
  MINIMUM         45        MM  27    1917  46     -1       55
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.59 1943   0.10  -0.10     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    3.49                      1.91   1.58     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      5.70                      3.91   1.79     4.49
  SINCE JAN 1      6.52                      5.21   1.31     5.22

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    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            9                         8      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       258     33      142
  SINCE MAR 1   2768                      2113    655     1491
  SINCE JUL 1   9785                      9073    712     7326

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        18    -14       30
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        21    -17       30
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        21    -17       30
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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)   71        90      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   910 PM CDT
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 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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