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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
141 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         50    413 PM  88    1977  68    -18       44       
  MINIMUM         29    533 AM  20    1946  42    -13       36       
  AVERAGE         40                        55    -15       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 2004   0.07  -0.07     1.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      0.65   0.91     1.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.51                      2.77  -0.26     3.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.37                      4.03  -0.66     4.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       T      0.3       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       25                        11     14       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       142     48      182       
  SINCE MAR 1   2017                      2064    -47     2122       
  SINCE JUL 1   9063                      9249   -186     9371       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         6     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         8     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         8     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 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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