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CLIFAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1239 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         21    504 PM  66    1981  34    -13       31       
  MINIMUM         12    703 AM -28    1897  18     -6       22       
  AVERAGE         17                        26     -9       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.82 1973   0.04   0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.49  -0.40     0.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.49  -0.40     0.84    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.82                      1.84  -0.02     2.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8           5.0  1899   0.3    0.5      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       3.9   -2.8      6.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                       3.9   -2.8      6.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.2                      39.5  -11.3     49.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        39      9       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  605                       596      9      563       
  SINCE MAR 1    605                       596      9      563       
  SINCE JUL 1   6984                      7507   -523     7297       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   34        61      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -32      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   635 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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