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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
137 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         43    358 PM  92    1910  61    -18       83       
  MINIMUM         28    252 AM  12    1909  37     -9       37       
  AVERAGE         36                        49    -13       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.79 1942   0.06  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.19  -0.32     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.00                      2.36  -1.36     1.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.73                      3.71  -0.98     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.0  1966   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       29                        16     13        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  390                       607   -217      569       
  SINCE MAR 1   1527                      1792   -265     1637       
  SINCE JUL 1   7906                      8703   -797     8371       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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