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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1236 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         36    443 PM  55    2000  29      7       29       
  MINIMUM         27    206 AM -27    1917  13     14        3       
  AVERAGE         32                        21     11       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.54 1966   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.73                      1.47   0.26     1.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1966   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      2.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.9   -0.9      2.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.1                      36.5   -9.4     44.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        44    -11       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       180      5      164       
  SINCE MAR 1    185                       180      5      164       
  SINCE JUL 1   6564                      7091   -527     6898       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        67      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -22      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   620 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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