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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
135 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         67    326 PM  80    1988  49     18       63       
  MINIMUM         31    542 AM   2    1936  29      2       33       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1904   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.13                      1.45  -1.32     1.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.86                      2.80  -0.94     3.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1916   0.1   -0.1     MM       
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       9.4   -7.9     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      45.0  -16.4     53.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        26    -10       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       195    -83      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1249                      1380   -131     1205       
  SINCE JUL 1   7628                      8291   -663     7939       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
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    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        86      1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         6      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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