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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1244 AM CST THU MAR 10 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         36   1159 PM  55    1902  31      5       46       
  MINIMUM         17    300 AM -26    1948  16      1       22       
  AVERAGE         27                        24      3       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1898   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.29  -0.29     0.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.29  -0.29     0.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.73                      1.64   0.09     2.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  1993   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.4   -2.4      5.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.4   -2.4      5.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.1                      38.0  -10.9     48.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        42     -4       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  378                       394    -16      351       
  SINCE MAR 1    378                       394    -16      351       
  SINCE JUL 1   6757                      7305   -548     7085       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        58      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -34      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   628 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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