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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1224 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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         29    506 PM  55    2000  29      0       31       
  MINIMUM         -8    638 AM -21    1982  11    -19       21       
  AVERAGE         11                        20     -9       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1966   0.04  -0.04     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.57                      2.07   1.50     3.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1951   0.4   -0.4      2.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      2.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      2.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     84.6                      64.0   20.6    100.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      24                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        45      9       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       137     32      103       
  SINCE MAR 1    169                       137     32      103       
  SINCE JUL 1   6803                      7229   -426     6832       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        56      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -18      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   641 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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