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CLIGFK


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
140 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         67    329 PM  82    1961  56     11       35       
                                      1956                          
  MINIMUM         38    419 AM  11    1952  33      5       31       
  AVERAGE         53                        45      8       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.84 1971   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      0.96   1.14     0.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.37                      2.92   0.45     4.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.75                     17.32   5.43    18.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1992   T      0.0      0.0     
  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       12                        21     -9       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  279                       276      3      273       
  SINCE SEP 1    460                       552    -92      459       
  SINCE JUL 1    550                       632    -82      701       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        79      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2005.......SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2005.......SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 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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