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CLIGFK


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

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 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         77    108 PM 101    1964  72      5       64       
  MINIMUM         57    724 AM  29    1963  45     12       43       
  AVERAGE         67                        59      8       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.76          1.21 1992   0.08   0.68      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.19                      1.37   1.82     2.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.14                      3.49   0.65     4.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      4.75   0.25     5.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       T      0.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.9                       9.4   -3.5     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     37.0                      44.3   -7.3     59.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       232     71      364       
  SINCE MAR 1   2130                      2154    -24     2304       
  SINCE JUL 1   9176                      9339   -163     9553       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        16     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        18     -5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        18     -5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    55   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        96      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   910 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 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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