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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 GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         71    459 PM  93    1980  73     -2       61       
  MINIMUM         43    448 AM  29    2002  46     -3       42       
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.34 1991   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.19                      1.53   1.66     2.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.14                      3.65   0.49     4.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      4.91   0.09     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        8                         7      1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  315                       246     69      386       
  SINCE MAR 1   2142                      2168    -26     2326       
  SINCE JUL 1   9188                      9353   -165     9575       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        18    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        20     -7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        20     -7        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        91      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   913 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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