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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
139 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         76    321 PM  98    1991  78     -2       68       
  MINIMUM         53    625 AM  32    1982  52      1       47       
  AVERAGE         65                        65      0       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1995   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.27                      2.40   2.87     2.19    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.68                      8.49   5.19     4.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.38                     14.08   5.30    13.75    
                                                                     
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        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        36     10      150       
  SINCE JUN 1    126                       151    -25      386       
  SINCE JUL 1     84                        63     21      224       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       116    -34       10       
  SINCE JUN 1    358                       349      9      136       
  SINCE JAN 1    371                       381    -10      136       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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