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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
139 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         74    210 PM  92    1911  70      4       65       
  MINIMUM         52    547 AM  22    1890  46      6       43       
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.46          2.10 1996   0.09   0.37     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      1.24   0.30     1.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.54                      3.78  -1.24     3.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.27                      5.13  -0.86     5.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1968   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        2                         8     -6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       185     74      265       
  SINCE MAR 1   1874                      2022   -148     1947       
  SINCE JUL 1   8253                      8933   -680     8681       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        12     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        15     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        15     -3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 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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