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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
139 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         42    444 PM  91    1976  70    -28       51       
  MINIMUM         35   1105 PM  24    1945  43     -8       26       
  AVERAGE         39                        56    -17       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.70 1982   0.07  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      0.86   1.01     2.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      2.98  -0.16     4.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.68                      4.24  -0.56     5.09    
                                                                     
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       26                        10     16       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       173     86      267       
  SINCE MAR 1   2086                      2095     -9     2207       
  SINCE JUL 1   9132                      9280   -148     9456       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         9     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        11     -5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        11     -5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        97      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        27      1946                    
                                             1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 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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