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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
120 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         52   1227 PM  87    1952  56     -4       41       
  MINIMUM         36    334 AM  14    1958  34      2       26       
  AVERAGE         44                        45     -1       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.01 1914   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      1.93  -1.17     1.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.32                      3.62  -1.30     1.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.74                      5.57  -1.83     5.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1994   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         6.1   -6.1      0.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.5                      19.8   -7.3      6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     89.2                      82.6    6.6     91.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        20      1       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  534                       747   -213      594       
  SINCE MAR 1   1651                      1991   -340     1883       
  SINCE JUL 1   7781                      9083  -1302     8517       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  39                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           500 AM                               
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        13      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2006.........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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