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CLIFAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1243 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         32    309 PM  61    1927  34     -2       34       
  MINIMUM          9    718 AM -32    1897  19    -10       16       
  AVERAGE         21                        26     -5       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.82 1902   0.04  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.53  -0.41     0.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      0.53  -0.41     0.84    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.88  -0.03     2.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4          11.0  1990   0.3    0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       4.2   -2.7      6.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       4.2   -2.7      6.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      39.8  -11.2     49.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        39      5       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  649                       635     14      603       
  SINCE MAR 1    649                       635     14      603       
  SINCE JUL 1   7028                      7546   -518     7337       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  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)   35        64      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -16      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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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