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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1235 AM CST SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         59    455 PM  77    1928  46     13       59       
  MINIMUM         35    337 AM  -2    1899  27      8       26       
  AVERAGE         47                        36     11       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1905   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.13                      1.25  -1.12     1.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.86                      2.60  -0.74     3.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.2  1978   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       8.9   -7.4     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      44.5  -15.9     53.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        29    -11       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        59    -16       42       
  SINCE MAR 1   1180                      1244    -64     1110       
  SINCE JUL 1   7559                      8155   -596     7844       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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