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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1241 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         39    401 PM  62    1911  37      2       39       
  MINIMUM         18    531 AM -12    1965  21     -3       14       
                                      1899                          
  AVERAGE         29                        29      0       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.44 1935   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.73  -0.61     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      0.73  -0.61     1.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      2.08  -0.23     2.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1982   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       5.7   -4.2     10.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       5.7   -4.2     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      41.3  -12.7     53.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        36      0       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  853                       821     32      770       
  SINCE MAR 1    853                       821     32      770       
  SINCE JUL 1   7232                      7732   -500     7504       
                                                                     
 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    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        76      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -12      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   642 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   643 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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