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CLIFAR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
136 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         58    439 PM  92    1952  64     -6       71       
  MINIMUM         20    357 AM  18    1926  40    -20       34       
  AVERAGE         39                        52    -13       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1905   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.18  -0.14      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      2.72  -1.68     1.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.77                      4.07  -1.30     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      1979                          
                                      1967                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                      MM     MM         T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                      11.0   -9.3     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.8                      46.6  -17.8     53.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        13     13       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        41     45       61       
  SINCE MAR 1   1701                      1878   -177     1743       
  SINCE JUL 1   8080                      8789   -709     8477       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         3      5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         3      5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        93      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1967                    
                                             1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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