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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
120 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         38    310 PM  88    1952  55    -17       52       
  MINIMUM         27    937 PM  18    1909  33     -6       22       
  AVERAGE         33                        44    -11       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.27 1962   0.07  -0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      1.85  -0.64     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.73                      3.54  -1.81     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      5.49  -0.19     6.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           8.7  1969   0.1    0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       6.0   -5.6      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.7                      19.7  -13.0     11.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     91.3                      82.5    8.8    109.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        21     11       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  563                       727   -164      711       
  SINCE MAR 1   1852                      1971   -119     1843       
  SINCE JUL 1   8486                      9063   -577     8572       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  11 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        87      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        14      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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