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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
120 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2005

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         73    227 PM  82    1897  59     14       67       
  MINIMUM         46    600 AM  24    1947  40      6       45       
  AVERAGE         60                        50     10       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1879   0.11  -0.11     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.60                      4.13  -0.53     4.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.60                      4.13  -0.53     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.97                     25.48  -3.51    24.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  1985   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        16    -11        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       331   -145      194       
  SINCE SEP 1    186                       331   -145      194       
  SINCE JUL 1    316                       506   -190      483       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        12     23       26       
  SINCE SEP 1     35                        12     23       26       
  SINCE JAN 1    297                       189    108      106       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        80      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 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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