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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 GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         72    405 PM  96    1980  73     -1       66       
  MINIMUM         50   1158 PM  25    1963  46      4       45       
  AVERAGE         61                        59      2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.31 1962   0.08  -0.08     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.19                      1.45   1.74     2.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.14                      3.57   0.57     4.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      4.83   0.17     5.94    
                                                                     
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        4                         7     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  307                       239     68      373       
  SINCE MAR 1   2134                      2161    -27     2313       
  SINCE JUL 1   9180                      9346   -166     9562       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        17     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        19     -6        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        19     -6        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    58   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 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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