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CLIGFK


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
137 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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         76    212 PM  85    2000  66     10       81       
  MINIMUM         38    125 AM  22    1968  39     -1       35       
  AVERAGE         57                        52      5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1950   0.06  -0.06     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.28  -0.26     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.97                      2.40  -1.43     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.83                      3.66  -1.83     3.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                      MM     MM         T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.9                       9.4   -3.5     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     37.0                      44.3   -7.3     59.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        13     -5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                        71     46       95       
  SINCE MAR 1   1944                      1993    -49     2035       
  SINCE JUL 1   8990                      9178   -188     9284       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
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    62           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 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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