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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
102 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         16    158 PM  53    1918  24     -8       32       
  MINIMUM          8    231 AM -29    1882   8      0       25       
  AVERAGE         12                        16     -4       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.30 1916   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.14  -0.05     0.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.09                      0.14  -0.05     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.21                     20.76   8.45    25.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           3.0  1916   0.2    0.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       1.6    0.0      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.6                       1.6    0.0      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.5                       9.9    1.6      2.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        49      4       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  427                       332     95      268       
  SINCE DEC 1    427                       332     95      268       
  SINCE JUL 1   2100                      2382   -282     2045       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        53      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -21      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   801 AM CST   SUNSET   438 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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