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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
138 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         81    332 PM  94    1985  67     14       74       
  MINIMUM         50    552 AM  18    1955  41      9       41       
  AVERAGE         66                        54     12       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.76R         0.64 1993   0.06   0.70      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      0.46   0.57     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.98                      2.58  -0.60     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.84                      3.84  -1.00     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        0                        12    -12        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       108     26      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1961                      2030    -69     2077       
  SINCE JUL 1   9007                      9215   -208     9326       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         3     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         5      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         5      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 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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