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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
525 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         54        MM  92    1992  63     -9       69
  MINIMUM         46        MM  16    1905  37      9       41
  AVERAGE         50                        50      0       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.72          3.48   MM   0.05   0.67     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      0.98   0.51     1.84
  SINCE MAR 1      2.21                      2.00   0.21     3.77
  SINCE JAN 1      3.03                      3.30  -0.27     4.50

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           3.5    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    6.7                       1.6    5.1       T
  SINCE MAR 1     25.9                       8.0   17.9      6.6
  SINCE JUL 1     59.5                      43.3   16.2     27.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           15                        15      0       10
  MONTH TO DATE  963                       663    300      553
  SINCE MAR 1   2469                      1855    614     1349
  SINCE JUL 1   9486                      8815    671     7184

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        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.
  HEAVY RAIN
  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)   63        89      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1958


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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