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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN                                   
1226 AM CST SAT DEC 9 2006

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         28    340 PM  45    1990  25      3       19       
  MINIMUM          3   1219 AM -23    1932   9     -6       11       
  AVERAGE         16                        17     -1       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.69 1963   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.34  -0.15      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.34  -0.15      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     23.52                     30.40  -6.88    29.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.9  1969   0.5   -0.5       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.6                       4.0    1.6      1.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.6                       4.0    1.6      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.7                      20.9   -7.2     12.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        48      1       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  444                       375     69      457       
  SINCE DEC 1    444                       375     69      457       
  SINCE JUL 1   2570                      2687   -117     2376       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76                                                       
 LOWEST     53                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        54      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -30      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2006......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   420 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2006......SUNRISE   742 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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