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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1244 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         39    456 AM  58    1911  32      7       38       
  MINIMUM         24   1113 PM -34    1948  16      8        7       
  AVERAGE         32                        24      8       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.48 1904   0.04  -0.02     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.33  -0.31     0.80    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.02                      0.33  -0.31     0.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      1.68   0.07     2.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           5.0  1921   0.3   -0.2      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.7   -2.6      6.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.7   -2.6      6.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.2                      38.3  -11.1     48.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        41     -8       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  411                       435    -24      393       
  SINCE MAR 1    411                       435    -24      393       
  SINCE JUL 1   6790                      7346   -556     7127       
                                                                     
 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    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        59      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -28      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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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