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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1249 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         13    521 PM  65    1939  24    -11       33       
  MINIMUM         -2   1204 AM -26    1972   8    -10       28       
  AVERAGE          6                        16    -10       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.62 1901   0.02   0.03     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.12  -0.03     0.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.09                      0.12  -0.03     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.21                     20.74   8.47    25.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8           6.2  1901   0.2    0.6      1.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       1.4    0.0      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.4                       1.4    0.0      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                       9.7    1.6      2.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        48     11       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  374                       283     91      232       
  SINCE DEC 1    374                       283     91      232       
  SINCE JUL 1   2047                      2333   -286     2009       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    565                       533     32      323       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        53      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -29      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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