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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
146 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         34    153 PM  85    1980  63    -29       51       
                                      1952                          
  MINIMUM         28   1143 PM  18    1958  38    -10       27       
  AVERAGE         31                        51    -20       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.62 1949   0.05  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.05  -0.03      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.97                      2.17  -1.20     2.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.83                      3.43  -1.60     3.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3          MM      MM   T      0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                      MM     MM         T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.9                       9.4   -3.5     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     37.0                      44.3   -7.3     59.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        15     19       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        15     19       26       
  SINCE MAR 1   1861                      1937    -76     1966       
  SINCE JUL 1   8907                      9122   -215     9215       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        92      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 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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