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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
153 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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         55    122 PM  69    1991  43     12       44       
  MINIMUM         36    429 AM  -5    1975  24     12       22       
  AVERAGE         46                        34     12       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1927   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.52                      1.93  -1.41     2.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.09                      3.88   0.21     5.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  2003   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      14.9   -8.6     11.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.9                      77.7   13.2    109.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        32    -13       32       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                       130    -31      117       
  SINCE MAR 1   1388                      1374     14     1249       
  SINCE JUL 1   8022                      8466   -444     7978       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         2      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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