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CLIGFK


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
138 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         74    225 PM 100    1976  81     -7       65       
  MINIMUM         50    502 AM  32    2004  54     -4       32       
  AVERAGE         62                        67     -5       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.78 1980   0.09  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.17                      1.82   3.35     0.75    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.58                      7.91   5.67     3.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.28                     13.50   5.78    12.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        17      9      104       
  SINCE JUN 1    106                       132    -26      340       
  SINCE JUL 1     64                        44     20      178       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        92    -15       10       
  SINCE JUN 1    353                       325     28      136       
  SINCE JAN 1    366                       357      9      136       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        99      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      2004                    
                                             1986                    
                                             1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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