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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1239 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         50    342 PM  68    1946  41      9       49       
  MINIMUM         24    632 AM -12    1996  24      0       27       
  AVERAGE         37                        32      5       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 1950   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.97  -0.85     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      0.97  -0.85     1.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      2.32  -0.47     2.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1972   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       7.5   -6.0     10.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       7.5   -6.0     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      43.1  -14.5     53.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        33     -5       27       
  MONTH TO DATE 1035                      1028      7      946       
  SINCE MAR 1   1035                      1028      7      946       
  SINCE JUL 1   7414                      7939   -525     7680       
                                                                     
 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    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        78      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -7      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   650 PM CST   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   651 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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