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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1233 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         18    122 AM  56    1939  25     -7       12       
  MINIMUM         -1   1159 PM -20    1972  10    -11       -5       
  AVERAGE          9                        18     -9        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.91 1950   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.26  -0.07      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.26  -0.07      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     23.52                     30.32  -6.80    29.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            23.2  1950   0.5   -0.5      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.6                       3.0    2.6      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.6                       3.0    2.6      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.7                      19.9   -6.2     12.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        48      8       61       
  MONTH TO DATE  331                       279     52      359       
  SINCE DEC 1    331                       279     52      359       
  SINCE JUL 1   2457                      2591   -134     2278       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    350                       189    161      297       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     58                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        51      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -26      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2006......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   420 PM CST   
DECEMBER  8 2006......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   420 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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