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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
142 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         80    350 PM  91    1948  70     10       56       
  MINIMUM         52    627 AM  29    1887  46      6       46       
  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 1896   0.07  -0.07     0.63    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      1.13   0.51     3.54    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.64                      1.13   0.51     3.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.84                     16.54   7.30    20.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           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                         8     -8       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        89    -65       55       
  SINCE SEP 1     24                        89    -65       55       
  SINCE JUL 1     65                       143    -78      221       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        30     23       57       
  SINCE SEP 1     53                        30     23       57       
  SINCE JAN 1    548                       523     25      295       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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