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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1238 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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         -1   1207 AM  41    1942  14    -15       19       
  MINIMUM        -21    926 PM -31    1979  -5    -16       -8       
  AVERAGE        -11                         4    -15        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1971   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.26   0.11     0.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.33                      0.81   0.52     0.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.37                      0.26   0.11     0.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.8  1971   0.4   -0.4      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.2                       4.6    4.6      5.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     22.7                      12.9    9.8     12.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.0                      22.5    1.5     24.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       76                        61     15       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  923                       782    141      779       
  SINCE DEC 1   2459                      2442     17     2241       
  SINCE JUL 1   4499                      4639   -140     4461       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14        42      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -5       -29      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE   814 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   813 AM CST   SUNSET   504 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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