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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
139 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         75    602 PM  93    1992  71      4       71       
                                      1925                          
                                      1887                          
  MINIMUM         54    632 AM  29    2002  47      7       56       
                                      1888                          
  AVERAGE         65                        59      6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1950   0.09  -0.09     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      1.42   0.16     2.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.58                      3.96  -1.38     3.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.31                      5.31  -1.00     5.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1907   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        0                         8     -8        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       201     58      276       
  SINCE MAR 1   1874                      2038   -164     1958       
  SINCE JUL 1   8253                      8949   -696     8692       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        14     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        17     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                        17     -3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      1969                    
                                             1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 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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