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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
145 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         58    724 PM  92    1959  73    -15       55       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  30    1983  49      3       41       
                                      1891                          
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.28 1906   0.10  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.28                      1.99   0.29     2.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.28                      4.53  -1.25     4.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.01                      5.88  -0.87     5.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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       10                         6      4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  279                       240     39      347       
  SINCE MAR 1   1894                      2077   -183     2029       
  SINCE JUL 1   8273                      8988   -715     8763       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        21     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        24     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        24     -4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1931                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   908 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   910 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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