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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1236 AM CST WED FEB 23 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         16    400 PM  67    2000  25     -9       30       
  MINIMUM         -5    800 AM -19    1966   7    -12       19       
                                      1965                          
  AVERAGE          6                        16    -10       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.50 1979   0.02  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.44  -0.28     0.27    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.81                      1.67   0.14     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.85                      1.12  -0.27     1.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1          MM      MM   0.2   -0.1      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                       5.0   -2.9      5.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     29.6                      24.1    5.5     36.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.9                      33.7   -2.8     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        50      9       40       
  MONTH TO DATE 1169                      1179    -10     1292       
  SINCE DEC 1   4676                      4699    -23     4786       
  SINCE JUL 1   6716                      6896   -180     7006       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
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   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        59      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -22      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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