000 CDUS43 KFGF 160652 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1250 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 21 1221 AM 53 1939 21 0 37 MINIMUM 12 905 PM -29 1901 4 8 22 AVERAGE 17 13 4 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 1.14 1893 0.01 0.15 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.57 0.29 0.28 0.45 SINCE DEC 1 0.57 0.29 0.28 0.45 SINCE JAN 1 29.75 20.91 8.84 25.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.4 11.4 1893 0.2 2.2 T MONTH TO DATE 6.3 3.2 3.1 5.0 SINCE DEC 1 6.3 3.2 3.1 5.0 SINCE JUL 1 16.2 11.5 4.7 5.5 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 52 -4 35 MONTH TO DATE 767 736 31 595 SINCE DEC 1 767 736 31 595 SINCE JUL 1 2440 2786 -346 2372 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4 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 91 100 AM LOWEST 80 1000 AM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 57 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 4 -27 1953 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE 807 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 807 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. $$