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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1242 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         52    354 PM  70    1925  45      7       58       
  MINIMUM         28    633 AM -13    1881  26      2       32       
  AVERAGE         40                        36      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 1960   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.13                      1.21  -1.08     1.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.86                      2.56  -0.70     3.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1908   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       8.8   -7.3     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      44.4  -15.8     53.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        30     -5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        30     -5       20       
  SINCE MAR 1   1162                      1215    -53     1088       
  SINCE JUL 1   7541                      8126   -585     7822       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
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    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        77      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -2      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   658 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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