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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
135 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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    120 PM  89    1976  73     -1       61       
  MINIMUM         50    510 AM  36    2004  53     -3       36       
  AVERAGE         61                        63     -2       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.95 1972   0.14  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      2.66  -0.92     2.41    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.02                     11.11  -3.09     8.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.78                     19.79  -2.01    18.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        50    -28      124       
  SINCE JUN 1    215                       299    -84      450       
  SINCE JUL 1     78                       119    -41      214       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        45     25        9       
  SINCE JUN 1    258                       155    103       74       
  SINCE JAN 1    258                       162     96       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        37      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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