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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
127 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         50   1211 PM  79    1991  43      7       46       
  MINIMUM         39   1003 PM   2    1971  25     14       26       
  AVERAGE         45                        34     11       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.02 1947   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.31  -0.31      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.52                      2.00  -1.48     2.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.09                      3.95   0.14     5.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.3  1933   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      15.2   -8.9     11.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.9                      78.0   12.9    109.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        31    -11       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       161    -42      146       
  SINCE MAR 1   1408                      1405      3     1278       
  SINCE JUL 1   8042                      8497   -455     8007       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        75      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         2      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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