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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
138 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         70    334 PM  82    1912  47     23       57       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  -2    1881  27     21       20       
  AVERAGE         59                        37     22       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1892   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.13                      1.33  -1.20     1.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.86                      2.68  -0.82     3.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1933   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1911                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       9.1   -7.6     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      44.7  -16.1     53.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        28    -22       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                       115    -46       94       
  SINCE MAR 1   1206                      1300    -94     1162       
  SINCE JUL 1   7585                      8211   -626     7896       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                         
                                                                     
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    60          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        80      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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