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CLIGFK


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
146 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         58    410 PM  81    1953  57      1       42       
  MINIMUM         31    636 AM  12    1952  34     -3       33       
  AVERAGE         45                        45      0       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1984   0.06  -0.06     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      0.90   1.20     0.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.37                      2.86   0.51     4.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.75                     17.26   5.49    18.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2004   T      0.0       T      
                                      2003                          
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       T      0.6       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.6                       T      0.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.6                       T      0.6       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        20      0       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  267                       255     12      241       
  SINCE SEP 1    448                       531    -83      427       
  SINCE JUL 1    538                       611    -73      669       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1961                    
                                             1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        11      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2005.......SUNRISE   750 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2005.......SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 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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