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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
139 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         74    437 PM  89    1972  71      3       61       
  MINIMUM         48    452 AM  25    2002  44      4       37       
  AVERAGE         61                        57      4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38          1.70 1996   0.07   0.31     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      1.07   1.18     2.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.20                      3.19   0.01     4.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.06                      4.45  -0.39     5.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       T      0.3       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        4                         9     -5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  300                       200    100      323       
  SINCE MAR 1   2127                      2122      5     2263       
  SINCE JUL 1   9173                      9307   -134     9512       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        12    -11        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        14     -8        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        14     -8        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        95      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 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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