000 CDUS43 KFGF 080655 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1245 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 23 1203 AM 62 2000 30 -7 30 1898 MINIMUM 8 1159 PM -22 1883 15 -7 17 AVERAGE 16 23 -7 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.59 1983 0.03 -0.03 0.01 MONTH TO DATE T 0.21 -0.21 0.70 SINCE MAR 1 T 0.21 -0.21 0.70 SINCE JAN 1 1.73 1.56 0.17 2.15 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.8 1897 0.3 -0.3 0.2 MONTH TO DATE T 1.8 -1.8 5.5 SINCE MAR 1 T 1.8 -1.8 5.5 SINCE JUL 1 27.1 37.4 -10.3 48.2 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 49 43 6 41 MONTH TO DATE 287 310 -23 285 SINCE MAR 1 287 310 -23 285 SINCE JUL 1 6666 7221 -555 7019 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1200 AM LOWEST 61 1100 AM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 54 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -20 1891 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2005.........SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 623 PM CST MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 625 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$