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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
141 AM CDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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   1201 AM  86    1987  57     10       56       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  11    1928  34     12       35       
  AVERAGE         57                        45     12       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1970   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.78   0.07     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.98                      1.95  -0.97     1.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.71                      3.30  -0.59     3.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.6  1970   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.9   -1.9      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                      10.6   -9.1     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      46.2  -17.6     53.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        20    -12       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       467   -251      413       
  SINCE MAR 1   1353                      1652   -299     1481       
  SINCE JUL 1   7732                      8563   -831     8215       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         0      8        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        94      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        11      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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