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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
137 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         61    445 PM  80    1991  47     14       65       
  MINIMUM         31    612 AM  -7    1979  27      4       32       
  AVERAGE         46                        37      9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.72 1965   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.30                      1.08  -0.78     1.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.16                      2.34  -1.18     2.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       7.4   -2.3     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.2                      42.3   -6.1     59.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        28     -9       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       178    -62      133       
  SINCE MAR 1   1389                      1411    -22     1354       
  SINCE JUL 1   8435                      8596   -161     8603       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         4      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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