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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
119 AM CDT MON MAY 8 2006

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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        MM  88    1896  60     -8       58        
  MINIMUM         36        MM  24    1907  37     -1       42        
  AVERAGE         44                        49     -5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1930   0.08  -0.08     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.56   0.04     0.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.77                      4.34  -0.57     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.19                      6.29  -1.10     5.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1954   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.5                      20.3   -7.8      6.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     89.2                      83.1    6.1     91.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       125     -9      135       
  SINCE MAR 1   1805                      2156   -351     2074       
  SINCE JUL 1   7935                      9248  -1313     8708       
                                                                     
 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 (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  79 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2006...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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