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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
645 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         18    453 PM  56    1977  31    -13       31       
  MINIMUM         -2    656 AM -20    1943  13    -15       11       
  AVERAGE          8                        22    -14       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.76 2000   0.05  -0.05     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.36  -0.34     0.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.02                      0.36  -0.34     0.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.59                      2.31   1.28     3.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1891   0.5   -0.5      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                       3.4   -2.5      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.9                       3.4   -2.5      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     85.5                      66.2   19.3    105.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      18                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       57                        43     14       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  369                       358     11      300       
  SINCE MAR 1    369                       358     11      300       
  SINCE JUL 1   7003                      7450   -447     7029       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        54      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -19      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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