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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
211 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         70   1237 PM  88    1953  67      3       65       
  MINIMUM         54    511 AM  18    1976  40     14       37       
  AVERAGE         62                        53      9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          0.58 1997   0.06   0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.40  -0.13     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.22                      2.52  -1.30     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.08                      3.78  -1.70     3.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   T      0.0      0.0     
  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        3                        12     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                        96     38      130       
  SINCE MAR 1   1961                      2018    -57     2070       
  SINCE JUL 1   9007                      9203   -196     9319       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         4      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         4      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        18      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 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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