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CLIGFK


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
146 AM CDT MON OCT 3 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         77    423 PM  83    1997  63     14       62       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  19    1999  39     13       27       
                                      1974                          
  AVERAGE         65                        51     14       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1971   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.27                      2.08  -0.81     4.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.65                     16.48   4.17    18.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1950   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        15    -15       20       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        29    -27       43       
  SINCE SEP 1    183                       305   -122      229       
  SINCE JUL 1    273                       385   -112      471       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     39                        28     11       38       
  SINCE JAN 1    410                       420    -10      174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        85      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        15      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2005.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 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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