000 CDUS43 KFGF 170637 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1234 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 14 226 PM 57 1962 20 -6 29 MINIMUM 9 1159 PM -27 1953 4 5 10 AVERAGE 12 12 0 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.13 0.59 1984 0.01 0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 0.70 0.30 0.40 0.45 SINCE DEC 1 0.70 0.30 0.40 0.45 SINCE JAN 1 29.88 20.92 8.96 25.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.3 5.3 1946 0.2 2.1 T MONTH TO DATE 8.6 3.4 5.2 5.0 SINCE DEC 1 8.6 3.4 5.2 5.0 SINCE JUL 1 18.5 11.7 6.8 5.5 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 53 52 1 45 MONTH TO DATE 820 788 32 640 SINCE DEC 1 820 788 32 640 SINCE JUL 1 2493 2838 -345 2417 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5 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 84 1200 AM LOWEST 73 1100 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 47 1890 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 4 -25 1884 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 807 AM CST SUNSET 439 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 808 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$