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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1240 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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         22    455 PM  52    1900  16      6       28       
  MINIMUM         -1   1159 PM -41    1888  -3      2       -9       
  AVERAGE         11                         7      4       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.43          0.57 1952   0.03   0.40      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.54   0.45     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.00                      1.11   0.89     1.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.99                      0.54   0.45     0.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.1           6.1  1952   0.4    3.7       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   10.9                       8.5    2.4      1.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.4                      16.4    2.0     15.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.9                      24.6   -5.7     21.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        59     -5       55       
  MONTH TO DATE 1365                      1231    134     1156       
  SINCE DEC 1   2813                      2843    -30     2545       
  SINCE JUL 1   4590                      4893   -303     4521       
                                                                     
 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    45   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16        51      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -3       -37      1936                    
                                             1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   803 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE   802 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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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