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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1223 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         28    237 PM  60    2003  34     -6       32       
  MINIMUM          9   1136 PM -17    1885  16     -7       17       
  AVERAGE         19                        25     -6       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.43 1917   0.06  -0.03     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.79  -0.44     0.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.35                      0.79  -0.44     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.92                      2.74   1.18     4.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8          10.0  1917   0.5    0.3      0.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       7.4   -1.1     10.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       7.4   -1.1     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.9                      70.2   20.7    108.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      24                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        40      6       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  773                       692     81      626       
  SINCE MAR 1    773                       692     81      626       
  SINCE JUL 1   7407                      7784   -377     7355       
                                                                     
 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     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        61      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -15      1941                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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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