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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1243 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         30    330 PM  66    1910  35     -5       44       
  MINIMUM         17   1151 PM -26    1875  18     -1       16       
  AVERAGE         24                        26     -2       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.86 1954   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.97  -0.62     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.35                      0.97  -0.62     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.92                      2.92   1.00     4.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.8  1963   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       8.9   -2.6     11.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       8.9   -2.6     11.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.9                      71.7   19.2    109.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      23                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        39      2       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  909                       810     99      731       
  SINCE MAR 1    909                       810     99      731       
  SINCE JUL 1   7543                      7902   -359     7460       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        60      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -21      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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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