000 CDUS43 KFGF 250644 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 141 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 63 1223 AM 88 1980 72 -9 50 1977 MINIMUM 55 1152 PM 26 2002 48 7 42 1897 AVERAGE 59 60 -1 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 1.16 1981 0.10 -0.04 0.31 MONTH TO DATE 2.19 1.89 0.30 2.47 SINCE MAR 1 3.19 4.43 -1.24 4.21 SINCE JAN 1 4.92 5.78 -0.86 5.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 6 6 0 19 MONTH TO DATE 269 234 35 330 SINCE MAR 1 1884 2071 -187 2012 SINCE JUL 1 8263 8982 -719 8746 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 12 19 -7 0 SINCE MAR 1 20 22 -2 0 SINCE JAN 1 20 22 -2 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1000 PM LOWEST 56 1200 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1959 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1983 1891 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 907 PM CDT MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 908 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$