000 CDUS43 KFGF 160646 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1243 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 32 309 PM 61 1927 34 -2 34 MINIMUM 9 718 AM -32 1897 19 -10 16 AVERAGE 21 26 -5 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 0.82 1902 0.04 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.53 -0.41 0.84 SINCE MAR 1 0.12 0.53 -0.41 0.84 SINCE JAN 1 1.85 1.88 -0.03 2.29 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.4 11.0 1990 0.3 0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 4.2 -2.7 6.6 SINCE MAR 1 1.5 4.2 -2.7 6.6 SINCE JUL 1 28.6 39.8 -11.2 49.3 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 44 39 5 40 MONTH TO DATE 649 635 14 603 SINCE MAR 1 649 635 14 603 SINCE JUL 1 7028 7546 -518 7337 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 64 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -16 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 635 PM CST MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 636 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$