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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1237 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         43   1257 PM  76    1910  38      5       23       
  MINIMUM         29    418 AM -12    1965  21      8       11       
  AVERAGE         36                        30      6       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 1882   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.77  -0.65     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      0.77  -0.65     1.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      2.12  -0.27     2.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.2  1898   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       6.0   -4.5     10.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       6.0   -4.5     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      41.6  -13.0     53.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        36     -7       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  882                       857     25      818       
  SINCE MAR 1    882                       857     25      818       
  SINCE JUL 1   7261                      7768   -507     7552       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        72      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -17      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   644 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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