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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
158 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         76    514 PM  93    1980  72      4       63       
  MINIMUM         53   1132 PM  21    1963  48      5       48       
  AVERAGE         65                        60      5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1981   0.09  -0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.69   0.44     2.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.13                      4.23  -1.10     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.86                      5.58  -0.72     5.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1949   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       222     37      297       
  SINCE MAR 1   1874                      2059   -185     1979       
  SINCE JUL 1   8253                      8970   -717     8713       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        17     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        20      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        20      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 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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