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GRAND FORKS EVENING CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
505 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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    246 PM  93    1980  70     -4       76       
  MINIMUM         43    217 AM  29    2002  44     -1       52       
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.34 1991   0.09  -0.09     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.60                      1.90   1.70     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.19                      3.87   2.32     4.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.98                      4.94   2.04     5.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     20.3                      10.2   10.1      5.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     50.2                      47.4    2.8     22.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                         8      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  309                       276     33      154       
  SINCE MAR 1   2860                      2204    656     1543       
  SINCE JUL 1   9861                      9354    507     7380       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         8     -4       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         9     -5       22       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         9     -5       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 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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