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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1237 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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         19    902 PM  52    1930  24     -5       37       
  MINIMUM         -1    708 AM -29    1929   7     -8       29       
  AVERAGE          9                        16     -7       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.32 1948   0.02   0.01     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.38  -0.09     0.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.42                      1.71   0.71     2.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.41                      1.14   0.27     1.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           3.7  1986   0.2    0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       5.0   -3.8      5.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     20.4                      25.4   -5.0     37.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.9                      33.6  -12.7     42.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        50      6       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  854                      1011   -157     1108       
  SINCE DEC 1   4128                      4431   -303     4404       
  SINCE JUL 1   5905                      6481   -576     6380       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        49      1931                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -30      1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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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