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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
140 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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    312 PM  92    1988  71      3       74       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  25    2002  46     13       35       
  AVERAGE         67                        58      9       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.45 1883   0.09  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      1.33   0.25     1.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.58                      3.87  -1.29     3.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.31                      5.22  -0.91     5.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1937                          
                                      1895                          
  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                         8     -8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       193     66      275       
  SINCE MAR 1   1874                      2030   -156     1957       
  SINCE JUL 1   8253                      8941   -688     8691       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        13     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        16     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                        16     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1992                    
                                             1925                    
                                             1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      2002                    
                                             1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   546 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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