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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1238 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         38    519 PM  57    1878  30      8       32       
  MINIMUM         30    838 AM -20    1943  12     18       25       
  AVERAGE         34                        21     13       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1934   0.05  -0.05     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.21  -0.21     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.21  -0.21     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.57                      2.16   1.41     3.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1995   0.4   -0.4      2.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0      4.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.0   -2.0      4.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     84.6                      64.8   19.8    102.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      19                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        45    -14       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       227      8      181       
  SINCE MAR 1    235                       227      8      181       
  SINCE JUL 1   6869                      7319   -450     6910       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        60      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -16      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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