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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
729 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         62    117 PM  88    1964  65     -3       52       
  MINIMUM         46    426 AM  28    1971  42      4       41       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.46 1953   0.10   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.92                      1.84   1.08     1.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.68                      5.62  -0.94     4.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.25                      7.57   0.68     8.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    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       11                        12     -1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  384                       319     65      382       
  SINCE MAR 1   2323                      2350    -27     2274       
  SINCE JUL 1   8957                      9442   -485     9003       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        30      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   525 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 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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