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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
139 AM CDT MON APR 4 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         63    523 PM  79    1910  47     16       50       
  MINIMUM         26    555 AM  -1    1975  27     -1       27       
  AVERAGE         45                        37      8       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1963   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.13                      1.29  -1.16     1.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.86                      2.64  -0.78     3.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.4  1946   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       9.0   -7.5     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      44.6  -16.0     53.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        28     -8       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        87    -24       68       
  SINCE MAR 1   1200                      1272    -72     1136       
  SINCE JUL 1   7579                      8183   -604     7870       
                                                                     
 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     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
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   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        82      1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -2      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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