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CDUS43 KDLH 200621
CLIDLH


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
120 AM CDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         67   1011 AM  79    1923  51     16       51       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  14    1897  30     17       34       
  AVERAGE         57                        41     16       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          2.61 1948   0.07   0.40     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      1.29  -0.36     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.45                      2.98  -1.53     2.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.02                      4.93   0.09     6.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1922   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       4.7   -4.7      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      18.4  -12.1     11.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     90.9                      81.2    9.7    109.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        25    -17       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  352                       547   -195      508       
  SINCE MAR 1   1641                      1791   -150     1640       
  SINCE JUL 1   8275                      8883   -608     8369       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   8 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        14      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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