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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1221 AM CST THU MAR 2 2006

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         27    240 PM  51    1883  29     -2       19       
  MINIMUM         21   1238 AM -28    1962  10     11       -3       
  AVERAGE         24                        20      4        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.67 1965   0.04  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.04  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.02                      0.04  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.44                      1.99  -0.55     3.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           4.8  1976   0.4   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.4   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       0.4   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     77.0                      63.2   13.8     84.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      20                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        46     -5       57       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        46     -5       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        46     -5       57       
  SINCE JUL 1   6171                      7138   -967     6691       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  28 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        54      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -29      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2006.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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