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CLIFAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
138 AM CDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         69    525 PM  82    1987  56     13       60       
                                      1931                          
                                      1915                          
  MINIMUM         44    603 AM   9    1953  33     11       38       
  AVERAGE         57                        44     13       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1930   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.68   0.17     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.98                      1.85  -0.87     1.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.71                      3.20  -0.49     3.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1910   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                      10.4   -8.9     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.6                      46.0  -17.4     53.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        21    -13       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       427   -219      378       
  SINCE MAR 1   1345                      1612   -267     1446       
  SINCE JUL 1   7724                      8523   -799     8180       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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