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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
132 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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         53   1234 PM  85    1972  65    -12       65       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  26    1929  41      6       45       
  AVERAGE         50                        53     -3       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.16 1877   0.10   0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      1.64   1.18     1.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.58                      5.42  -0.84     4.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                      7.37   0.78     8.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1963   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.3   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.9                      20.3  -13.4     11.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     91.5                      83.1    8.4    109.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        12      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  363                       295     68      358       
  SINCE MAR 1   2302                      2326    -24     2250       
  SINCE JUL 1   8936                      9418   -482     8979       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 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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