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GRAND FORKS NWS EVENING CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
448 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         62        MM  95    1948  69     -7       58        
  MINIMUM         53        MM  24    1924  44      9       46        
  AVERAGE         58                        57      1       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            1.31R         0.80 1950   0.10   1.21     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.52   0.29     0.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.02                      3.52   0.50     4.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.84                      4.82   0.02     5.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.2    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            7                         9     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       225     22      127       
  SINCE MAR 1   2724                      2080    644     1476       
  SINCE JUL 1   9741                      9040    701     7311       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        14    -10       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        17    -13       22       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        17    -13       22       
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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)   70        90      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        20      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   907 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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