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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1223 AM CST SAT MAR 4 2006

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         31    328 PM  55    2000  29      2       29       
  MINIMUM         15   1159 PM -21    1982  11      4       -8       
  AVERAGE         23                        20      3       11      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1966   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.12   0.12     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.12   0.12     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.66                      2.07  -0.41     3.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1951   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       1.2    1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.7                       1.2    1.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     79.4                      64.0   15.4     84.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      22                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        45     -3       54       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       137    -15      169       
  SINCE MAR 1    122                       137    -15      169       
  SINCE JUL 1   6252                      7229   -977     6803       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  63 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        56      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -18      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2006.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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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