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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
121 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         51   1246 AM  78    1968  47      4       35       
  MINIMUM         43    758 PM   6    1940  27     16       22       
  AVERAGE         47                        37     10       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.94 2001   0.07  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.73  -0.27     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.98                      2.42  -1.44     2.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.55                      4.37   0.18     5.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1993   0.2   -0.2      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.1   -3.1      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      16.8  -10.5     11.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.9                      79.6   11.3    109.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        28    -10       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       338   -104      324       
  SINCE MAR 1   1523                      1582    -59     1456       
  SINCE JUL 1   8157                      8674   -517     8185       
                                                                     
 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 (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  35 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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