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CLIFAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1245 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         26    311 PM  64    1968  35     -9       32       
  MINIMUM         12    107 AM -16    1885  19     -7       21       
  AVERAGE         19                        27     -8       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 1945   0.04  -0.04     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.57  -0.45     1.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      0.57  -0.45     1.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.92  -0.07     2.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.2  1943   0.3   -0.3      2.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       4.5   -3.0      9.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       4.5   -3.0      9.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      40.1  -11.5     51.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        38      8       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  695                       673     22      641       
  SINCE MAR 1    695                       673     22      641       
  SINCE JUL 1   7074                      7584   -510     7375       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        73      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -17      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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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