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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1236 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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          7    115 AM  41    2001  16     -9       -3       
  MINIMUM        -20   1159 PM -43    1884  -2    -18      -12       
  AVERAGE         -6                         7    -13       -7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.91 1997   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.08   0.06      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.15                      0.65   0.50     1.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.14                      0.08   0.06      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.7  1997   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       1.6   -0.2       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      8.9                       9.5   -0.6     14.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.4                      17.7   -8.3     19.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        58     13       72       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       231     27      231       
  SINCE DEC 1   1706                      1843   -137     1620       
  SINCE JUL 1   3483                      3893   -410     3596       
                                                                     
 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16        40      1984                    
                                             1935                    
                                             1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -2       -37      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   812 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   812 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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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