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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
124 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         61    522 PM  86    1953  61      0       68       
  MINIMUM         39    532 AM  22    1966  38      1       44       
  AVERAGE         50                        49      1       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.45 2000   0.08  -0.06     0.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.64  -0.02     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.79                      4.42  -0.63     2.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.21                      6.37  -1.16     6.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1924   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       15                        16     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       141    -10      144       
  SINCE MAR 1   1820                      2172   -352     2083       
  SINCE JUL 1   7950                      9264  -1314     8717       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  19 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2006...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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