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CLIGFK


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
142 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         44    447 PM  87    1975  61    -17       72       
  MINIMUM         33    736 AM  20    1989  37     -4       53       
                                      1952                          
  AVERAGE         39                        49    -10       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1985   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      0.42   1.67     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.36                      2.38   0.98     4.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.74                     16.78   5.96    18.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1985   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       0.0    0.6      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.6                       T      0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.6                       T      0.6      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        16     10        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       107     21      112       
  SINCE SEP 1    309                       383    -74      298       
  SINCE JUL 1    399                       463    -64      540       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     39                        28     11       38       
  SINCE JAN 1    410                       420    -10      174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2005.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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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