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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1244 AM CST TUE JAN 4 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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          7   1159 PM  40    1927  16     -9        6       
  MINIMUM        -16    740 AM -35    1919  -2    -14      -10       
                                      1884                          
  AVERAGE         -4                         7    -11       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.22 1897   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.06   0.08      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.15                      0.63   0.52     1.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.14                      0.06   0.08      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1897   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       1.2    0.2       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      8.9                       9.1   -0.2     14.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.4                      17.3   -7.9     19.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       69                        58     11       67       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       173     14      159       
  SINCE DEC 1   1635                      1785   -150     1548       
  SINCE JUL 1   3412                      3835   -423     3524       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16        41      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -2       -43      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   812 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   812 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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