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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
145 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         51    516 PM  89    1990  59     -8       55       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  19    1988  35     -1       20       
                                      1909                          
  AVERAGE         43                        47     -4       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.40 1902   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.93  -0.08     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.98                      2.10  -1.12     1.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.71                      3.45  -0.74     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            10.0  1902   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.2   -2.2      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                      10.9   -9.4     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      46.5  -17.9     53.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        18      4       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       523   -257      483       
  SINCE MAR 1   1403                      1708   -305     1551       
  SINCE JUL 1   7782                      8619   -837     8285       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        91      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        14      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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