000 CDUS43 KFGF 210649 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1246 AM CST WED DEC 21 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 20 302 PM 46 1890 19 1 41 MINIMUM 3 1218 AM -28 1916 2 1 4 AVERAGE 12 11 1 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.57 1967 0.02 -0.02 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.71 0.35 0.36 0.52 SINCE DEC 1 0.71 0.35 0.36 0.52 SINCE JAN 1 29.89 20.97 8.92 25.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.4 1967 0.3 -0.3 0.6 MONTH TO DATE 8.7 4.5 4.2 5.9 SINCE DEC 1 8.7 4.5 4.2 5.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.6 12.8 5.8 6.4 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 53 54 -1 42 MONTH TO DATE 1062 1001 61 839 SINCE DEC 1 1062 1001 61 839 SINCE JUL 1 2735 3051 -316 2616 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 800 AM LOWEST 73 100 AM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 42 1979 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 2 -31 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 810 AM CST SUNSET 441 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 810 AM CST SUNSET 442 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$