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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1240 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         47    543 PM  67    2000  29     18       29       
  MINIMUM         29    742 AM -22    1997  14     15       22       
  AVERAGE         38                        22     16       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.77 1992   0.03  -0.03     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.73                      1.50   0.23     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1896   0.3   -0.3      2.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      4.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.1                      36.8   -9.7     46.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        44    -17       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       224    -12      203       
  SINCE MAR 1    212                       224    -12      203       
  SINCE JUL 1   6591                      7135   -544     6937       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        63      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   622 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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