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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
130 AM CDT MON OCT 9 2006

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         65   1208 AM  82    1943  57      8       49       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  24    1989  38      3       32       
  AVERAGE         53                        47      6       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.64 1949   0.09  -0.09             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.78  -0.16             
  SINCE SEP 1      3.48                      4.91  -1.43             
  SINCE JAN 1     20.95                     26.26  -5.31             
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1993   0.0    0.0              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0              
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1              
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        18     -6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                       137    -45      118       
  SINCE SEP 1    411                       468    -57      304       
  SINCE JUL 1    453                       643   -190      434       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        12     -5       35       
  SINCE JAN 1    350                       189    161      297       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67                                                       
 LOWEST     43                                                       
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        76      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        20      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  9 2006.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 10 2006.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 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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