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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1226 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         36    126 PM  56    2000  30      6       28       
  MINIMUM         23    724 AM -18    1875  12     11       18       
  AVERAGE         30                        21      9       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.00 1894   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.16  -0.16     0.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.16  -0.16     0.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.57                      2.11   1.46     3.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            12.0  1985   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.6   -1.6      2.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.6   -1.6      2.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     84.6                      64.4   20.2    100.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      21                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        45    -10       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       182     22      145       
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       182     22      145       
  SINCE JUL 1   6838                      7274   -436     6874       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        57      1878                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -20      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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