000 CDUS43 KFGF 020649 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 146 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 40 1052 AM 97 1959 63 -23 52 MINIMUM 29 1159 PM 14 1890 39 -10 30 AVERAGE 35 51 -16 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 1.22 1902 0.06 -0.02 T MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.06 -0.02 T SINCE MAR 1 1.04 2.60 -1.56 1.74 SINCE JAN 1 2.77 3.95 -1.18 3.19 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 1.0 1909 T 0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 0.2 MM MM T SINCE MAR 1 1.7 11.0 -9.3 11.1 SINCE JUL 1 28.8 46.6 -17.8 53.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 14 16 24 MONTH TO DATE 30 14 16 24 SINCE MAR 1 1645 1851 -206 1706 SINCE JUL 1 8024 8762 -738 8440 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 8 3 5 0 SINCE JAN 1 8 3 5 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 700 AM LOWEST 54 1100 AM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 95 1959 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 17 1907 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2005...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT MAY 3 2005...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$