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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
140 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         70    335 PM  94    1987  70      0       56       
  MINIMUM         37    216 AM  22    1888  45     -8       41       
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1969   0.08  -0.08     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      1.15  -0.07     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.08                      3.69  -1.61     3.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.81                      5.04  -1.23     5.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1930                          
  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       11                         8      3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  257                       177     80      254       
  SINCE MAR 1   1872                      2014   -142     1936       
  SINCE JUL 1   8251                      8925   -674     8670       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        11     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        14     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        14     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        22      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 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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