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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 GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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         44    337 PM  62    2000  29     15       25       
  MINIMUM         21    732 AM -25    2003  12      9       19       
  AVERAGE         33                        20     13       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.46 1966   0.03  -0.03     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.86                      1.37  -0.51     1.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.2   -0.2      1.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      6.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.0   -1.0      6.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.1                      35.9   -4.8     55.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        45    -13       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       230     11      227       
  SINCE MAR 1    241                       230     11      227       
  SINCE JUL 1   7287                      7415   -128     7476       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        58      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -25      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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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