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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
119 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         48    331 PM  83    1965  56     -8       57       
  MINIMUM         29    539 AM  13    1958  34     -5       36       
  AVERAGE         39                        45     -6       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 1991   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      2.01  -0.80     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.73                      3.70  -1.97     3.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      5.65  -0.35     6.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.5  1989   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       6.2   -5.8      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.7                      19.9  -13.2     11.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     91.3                      82.7    8.6    109.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        20      6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  620                       767   -147      738       
  SINCE MAR 1   1909                      2011   -102     1870       
  SINCE JUL 1   8543                      9103   -560     8599       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        85      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        22      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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