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

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         69    410 PM  80    1977  55     14       49       
  MINIMUM         36    553 AM  11    1953  32      4       26       
  AVERAGE         53                        43     10       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.47 1967   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.63  -0.05     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.88                      1.52  -0.64     1.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      2.78  -1.04     2.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1967   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       8.5   -3.4     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.2                      43.4   -7.2     59.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        22    -10       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  265                       451   -186      454       
  SINCE MAR 1   1538                      1684   -146     1675       
  SINCE JUL 1   8584                      8869   -285     8924       
                                                                     
 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    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        89      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        17      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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