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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
138 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         77    452 PM  92    1928  72      5       54       
  MINIMUM         44    505 AM  31    1924  48     -4       48       
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1962   0.10  -0.10     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.79   0.34     2.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.13                      4.33  -1.20     3.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.86                      5.68  -0.82     5.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1924   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        4                         6     -2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       228     35      311       
  SINCE MAR 1   1878                      2065   -187     1993       
  SINCE JUL 1   8257                      8976   -719     8727       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        18     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        21     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        21     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1980                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      2002                    
                                             1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   907 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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