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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
127 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         69    242 PM  95    1961  70     -1                
  MINIMUM         54    418 AM  39    1988  50      4                
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.18 1944   0.15  -0.15             
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      4.07  -2.91             
  SINCE JUN 1      8.16                     12.52  -4.36             
  SINCE JAN 1     17.47                     21.20  -3.73             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0              
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0              
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       T      0.0              
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                       100    -71       69       
  SINCE JUN 1    130                       349   -219      262       
  SINCE JUL 1     39                       169   -130      125       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        59     10       74       
  SINCE JUN 1    335                       169    166      262       
  SINCE JAN 1    343                       176    167      262       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     56                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2006........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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