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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1233 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         10   1119 AM  41    2004  20    -10       41       
  MINIMUM         -5   1159 PM -26    1975   2     -7        5       
  AVERAGE          3                        11     -8       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.30 1973   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.32  -0.04     0.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.28                      0.32  -0.04     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.42                     19.37   5.05    20.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           3.0  1973   0.2    0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.7                       4.1   -0.4      5.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.7                       4.1   -0.4      5.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.9                      13.7   -5.8      6.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       62                        54      8       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  903                       867     36      741       
  SINCE DEC 1    903                       867     36      741       
  SINCE JUL 1   2874                      3064   -190     2781       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    410                       420    -10      174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        44      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1       -28      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   814 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   815 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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