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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 GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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    244 PM  88    1990  58     -7       54       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM  22    2004  34     -6       22       
                                      1967                          
  AVERAGE         40                        46     -6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1968   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.83  -0.25     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.88                      1.72  -0.84     1.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      2.98  -1.24     3.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1996   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.2   -2.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       9.0   -3.9     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.2                      43.9   -7.7     59.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        19      6       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  338                       552   -214      572       
  SINCE MAR 1   1611                      1785   -174     1793       
  SINCE JUL 1   8657                      8970   -313     9042       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        90      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        22      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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