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CLIGFK


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1243 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         46    304 PM  58    2000  29     17       32       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM -25    1955  12      4       13       
  AVERAGE         31                        21     10       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.62 1983   0.03  -0.03     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.14  -0.14     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.14  -0.14     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.86                      1.40  -0.54     1.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            MM      MM   0.2   -0.2      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2      6.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.1                      36.1   -5.0     55.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        45    -11       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  275                       275      0      269       
  SINCE MAR 1    275                       275      0      269       
  SINCE JUL 1   7321                      7460   -139     7518       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        60      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -19      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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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