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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1243 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         12   1204 AM  46    1964  16     -4       31       
                                      1889                          
  MINIMUM         -9   1144 PM -32    1885  -2     -7        5       
  AVERAGE          2                         7     -5       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.33 1976   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.04   0.10      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.15                      0.61   0.54     1.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.14                      0.04   0.10      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1937   0.4   -0.4       T      
                                      2002                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       0.8    0.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      8.9                       8.7    0.2     14.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.4                      16.9   -7.5     19.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       63                        58      5       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       115      3       92       
  SINCE DEC 1   1566                      1727   -161     1481       
  SINCE JUL 1   3343                      3777   -434     3457       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16        40      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -2       -35      1919                    
                                             1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   813 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   812 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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