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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
137 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         46    448 PM  91    2004  62    -16       91       
  MINIMUM         25    426 AM  16    1956  38    -13       35       
  AVERAGE         36                        50    -14       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1918   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.25  -0.38     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.00                      2.42  -1.42     1.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.73                      3.77  -1.04     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1994   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                        15     14        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  419                       622   -203      571       
  SINCE MAR 1   1556                      1807   -251     1639       
  SINCE JUL 1   7935                      8718   -783     8373       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         1      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         1      7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         1      7        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        14      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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