000 CDUS43 KFGF 180636 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1233 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 11 244 PM 47 1890 20 -9 40 MINIMUM -3 1159 PM -25 1884 4 -7 11 AVERAGE 4 12 -8 26 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.49 1977 0.01 0.00 T MONTH TO DATE 0.71 0.31 0.40 0.45 SINCE DEC 1 0.71 0.31 0.40 0.45 SINCE JAN 1 29.89 20.93 8.96 25.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 5.0 1993 0.2 -0.1 T MONTH TO DATE 8.7 3.6 5.1 5.0 SINCE DEC 1 8.7 3.6 5.1 5.0 SINCE JUL 1 18.6 11.9 6.7 5.5 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 61 53 8 39 MONTH TO DATE 881 841 40 679 SINCE DEC 1 881 841 40 679 SINCE JUL 1 2554 2891 -337 2456 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 600 PM LOWEST 73 1100 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 50 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -29 1884 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 808 AM CST SUNSET 440 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 809 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. $$