000 CDUS43 KFGF 080712 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 211 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 74 226 PM 91 1992 66 8 65 1891 MINIMUM 57 1151 PM 21 1885 42 15 38 AVERAGE 66 54 12 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 0.96 1904 0.07 0.05 T MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.46 -0.29 0.01 SINCE MAR 1 1.17 3.00 -1.83 1.75 SINCE JAN 1 2.90 4.35 -1.45 3.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1945 0.0 0.0 0.0 1923 1906 MONTH TO DATE 0.2 T 0.2 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 0 12 -12 13 MONTH TO DATE 111 90 21 111 SINCE MAR 1 1726 1927 -201 1793 SINCE JUL 1 8105 8838 -733 8527 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 2 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 9 5 4 0 SINCE JAN 1 9 5 4 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 1100 AM LOWEST 34 1200 AM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1934 1895 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 22 1955 1907 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2005...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 847 PM CDT MAY 9 2005...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 848 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$