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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
152 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         47    512 PM  95    1959  64    -17       55       
  MINIMUM         22   1158 PM  17    1907  40    -18       25       
  AVERAGE         35                        52    -17       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.91 1927   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.12  -0.08      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      2.66  -1.62     1.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.77                      4.01  -1.24     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.1  1935   T      0.0      0.0     
  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       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        28     32       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1675                      1865   -190     1731       
  SINCE JUL 1   8054                      8776   -722     8465       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        18      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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