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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
140 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         78    308 PM  91    1955  71      7       65       
  MINIMUM         55    522 AM  25    1969  47      8       48       
                                      1907                          
  AVERAGE         67                        59      8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          1.36 1908   0.09   0.45     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.12                      1.51   0.61     2.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.12                      4.05  -0.93     3.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.85                      5.40  -0.55     5.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1931   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                         7     -7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       208     51      284       
  SINCE MAR 1   1874                      2045   -171     1966       
  SINCE JUL 1   8253                      8956   -703     8700       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        15     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        18     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        18     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        98      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 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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