000 
CDUS43 KFGF 170636
CLIFAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
134 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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

...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70    431 PM  89    2002  55     15       63       
  MINIMUM         35    553 AM  13    1973  33      2       35       
                                      1953                          
  AVERAGE         53                        44      9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1967   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.64   0.21     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.98                      1.81  -0.83     1.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.71                      3.16  -0.45     3.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1945   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                      10.3   -8.8     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      45.9  -17.3     53.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        21     -9       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  200                       406   -206      362       
  SINCE MAR 1   1337                      1591   -254     1430       
  SINCE JUL 1   7716                      8502   -786     8164       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
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     16           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1987                    
                                             1931                    
                                             1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$