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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1237 AM CST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         16    826 PM  53    1981  23     -7       24       
  MINIMUM          9    657 AM -34    1936   6      3        2       
  AVERAGE         13                        15     -2       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.32 1883   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.32  -0.06     0.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.39                      1.65   0.74     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.38                      1.08   0.30     1.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.8  1938   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       4.4   -3.8      5.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.8                      24.8   -5.0     36.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.3                      33.0  -12.7     42.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        51      1       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  685                       860   -175      983       
  SINCE DEC 1   3959                      4280   -321     4279       
  SINCE JUL 1   5736                      6330   -594     6255       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        48      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -30      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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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