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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1243 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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          6    128 AM  40    1997  15     -9       18       
  MINIMUM        -19   1154 PM -27    1991  -4    -15        6       
  AVERAGE         -6                         6    -12       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.44 1982   0.02  -0.02     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.04   0.19     0.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      0.59   0.60     0.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.23                      0.04   0.19     0.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1982   0.3   -0.3      3.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       0.6    5.5      3.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.6                       8.9   10.7     10.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.9                      18.5    2.4     22.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        59     12       53       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       118     11      105       
  SINCE DEC 1   1665                      1778   -113     1567       
  SINCE JUL 1   3705                      3975   -270     3787       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15        39      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -4       -31      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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