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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
137 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         80    239 PM  98    1964  72      8       72       
  MINIMUM         58    514 AM  25    1963  47     11       50       
  AVERAGE         69                        59     10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.06 1905   0.09  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.60   0.53     2.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.13                      4.14  -1.01     3.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.86                      5.49  -0.63     5.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1963   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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       215     44      288       
  SINCE MAR 1   1874                      2052   -178     1970       
  SINCE JUL 1   8253                      8963   -710     8704       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        16     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        19      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        19      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        21      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 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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