000 CDUS43 KFGF 300717 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 117 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 31 1159 PM 52 1999 17 14 28 MINIMUM 27 758 AM -36 1887 -1 28 20 AVERAGE 29 8 21 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.27 0.42 1972 0.02 0.25 T MONTH TO DATE 0.98 0.53 0.45 0.55 SINCE DEC 1 0.98 0.53 0.45 0.55 SINCE JAN 1 30.16 21.15 9.01 25.57 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.3 4.4 1972 0.3 2.0 T MONTH TO DATE 11.1 7.2 3.9 6.6 SINCE DEC 1 11.1 7.2 3.9 6.6 SINCE JUL 1 21.0 15.5 5.5 7.1 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 56 -20 41 MONTH TO DATE 1396 1498 -102 1358 SINCE DEC 1 1396 1498 -102 1358 SINCE JUL 1 3069 3548 -479 3135 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 92 200 AM AVERAGE 96 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 42 1929 1904 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) -1 -29 1976 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE 813 AM CST SUNSET 447 PM CST DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 813 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$