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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
454 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         69        MM  97    1986  73     -4       73
                                      1939
  MINIMUM         59        MM  32    1964  49     10       40
  AVERAGE         64                        61      3       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.60          3.70 1918   0.11   0.49     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.12                      2.75   2.37     1.49
  SINCE MAR 1      7.33                      4.75   2.58     5.26
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                      6.05   2.10     5.99

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            1                         6     -5        8
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       310      2      237
  SINCE MAR 1   2789                      2165    624     1586
  SINCE JUL 1   9806                      9125    681     7421

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        23    -14       30
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        26    -17       30
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        26    -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)   73        93      1933
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2013...........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   919 PM CDT
JUNE  1 2013..........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   920 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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