000 CDUS43 KFGF 310645 CLIFAR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS 1242 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 ................................... ...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 1226 AM 42 1929 17 14 33 1904 MINIMUM 26 1159 PM -29 1976 -1 27 22 1893 AVERAGE 29 8 21 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.34 0.63 1972 0.02 0.32 0.40 MONTH TO DATE 1.32 0.55 0.77 0.95 SINCE DEC 1 1.32 0.55 0.77 0.95 SINCE JAN 1 30.50 21.17 9.33 25.97 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.8 7.2 1972 0.3 2.5 0.3 MONTH TO DATE 13.9 7.5 6.4 6.9 SINCE DEC 1 13.9 7.5 6.4 6.9 SINCE JUL 1 23.8 15.8 8.0 7.4 SNOW DEPTH 10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 57 -21 37 MONTH TO DATE 1432 1555 -123 1395 SINCE DEC 1 1432 1555 -123 1395 SINCE JUL 1 3105 3605 -500 3172 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 N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 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 92 1200 AM LOWEST 85 100 PM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 44 1904 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) -1 -32 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE 813 AM CST SUNSET 448 PM CST JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 813 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$