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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
142 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         87    400 PM  95    1979  75     12       68       
  MINIMUM         58    408 AM  33    1981  49      9       59       
  AVERAGE         73                        62     11       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.69 1965   0.07  -0.07     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.30  -0.30     0.25    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.30  -0.30     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.38                     14.70   4.68    14.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           MM          0.0    0.0      0.0                         MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 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                         6     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        21     -6        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     15                        21     -6        2       
  SINCE JUL 1    105                       101      4      244       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         8      0       15       
  SINCE SEP 1      8                         8      0       15       
  SINCE JAN 1    379                       400    -21      151       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74       101      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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