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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1253 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         44    559 PM  68    1967  42      2       42       
  MINIMUM         26    537 AM -15    1975  24      2       21       
  AVERAGE         35                        33      2       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.41 1982   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.86  -0.56     1.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.30                      0.86  -0.56     1.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.16                      2.12  -0.96     2.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.1                       6.6   -1.5     10.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       6.6   -1.5     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.2                      41.5   -5.3     59.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        32     -2       33       
  MONTH TO DATE 1249                      1201     48     1194       
  SINCE MAR 1   1249                      1201     48     1194       
  SINCE JUL 1   8295                      8386    -91     8443       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        80      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -7      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   658 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   659 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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