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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
137 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         72    451 PM 104    1934  74     -2       62       
  MINIMUM         50    517 AM  29    1947  50      0       54       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.18 2004   0.11  -0.11     2.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      2.50  -0.08     5.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.42                      5.04  -1.62     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.15                      6.39  -1.24     8.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  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                         5     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  330                       266     64      379       
  SINCE MAR 1   1945                      2103   -158     2061       
  SINCE JUL 1   8324                      9014   -690     8795       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        31    -19        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        34    -14        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        34    -14        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   913 PM CDT   
JUNE  1 2005..........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 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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