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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1227 AM CST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         25    241 PM  67    1918  35    -10       39       
  MINIMUM         14    600 AM -14    1923  17     -3       20       
  AVERAGE         20                        26     -6       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.37 1922   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.91  -0.56     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.35                      0.91  -0.56     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.92                      2.86   1.06     4.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.6  1922   0.5   -0.5       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       8.4   -2.1     11.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       8.4   -2.1     11.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.9                      71.2   19.7    109.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      23                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        39      6       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  868                       771     97      696       
  SINCE MAR 1    868                       771     97      696       
  SINCE JUL 1   7502                      7863   -361     7425       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        66      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -26      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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