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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
138 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         52   1151 AM  91    1891  60     -8       65       
  MINIMUM         34    545 AM  14    1909  37     -3       35       
  AVERAGE         43                        49     -6       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.76 1986   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      1.08  -0.23     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.98                      2.25  -1.27     1.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.71                      3.60  -0.89     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1937   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.3   -2.3      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                      11.0   -9.5     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      46.6  -18.0     53.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  336                       575   -239      541       
  SINCE MAR 1   1473                      1760   -287     1609       
  SINCE JUL 1   7852                      8671   -819     8343       
                                                                     
 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    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   618 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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