000 
CDUS43 KDLH 080626
CLIDLH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
125 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

................................... 

...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         62    511 PM  73    1931  45     17       54       
  MINIMUM         28    103 AM   2    1936  25      3       32       
  AVERAGE         45                        35     10       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 2001   0.07  -0.07     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      0.45  -0.06     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.91                      2.14  -1.23     2.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.48                      4.09   0.39     5.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1951   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.1   -2.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      15.8   -9.5     11.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.9                      78.6   12.3    109.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        30    -10       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       222    -54      188       
  SINCE MAR 1   1457                      1466     -9     1320       
  SINCE JUL 1   8091                      8558   -467     8049       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        74      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         5      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$