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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1242 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         12    850 PM  37    1964  15     -3       23       
                                      1944                          
  MINIMUM          1    523 AM -30    1974  -3      4        2       
  AVERAGE          7                         6      1       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          0.32 1976   0.02   0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.02   0.21     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      0.57   0.62     0.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.23                      0.02   0.21     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        6.1          MM      MM   0.3    5.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       0.3    5.8      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.6                       8.6   11.0      7.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.9                      18.2    2.7     19.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        59     -1       52       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        59     -1       52       
  SINCE DEC 1   1594                      1719   -125     1514       
  SINCE JUL 1   3634                      3916   -282     3734       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15        40      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -4       -27      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2005.......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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