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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1246 AM CST WED DEC 21 2005

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...THE FARGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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         20    302 PM  46    1890  19      1       41       
  MINIMUM          3   1218 AM -28    1916   2      1        4       
  AVERAGE         12                        11      1       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.57 1967   0.02  -0.02     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.35   0.36     0.52    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.71                      0.35   0.36     0.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.89                     20.97   8.92    25.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.4  1967   0.3   -0.3      0.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.7                       4.5    4.2      5.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.7                       4.5    4.2      5.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.6                      12.8    5.8      6.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        54     -1       42       
  MONTH TO DATE 1062                      1001     61      839       
  SINCE DEC 1   1062                      1001     61      839       
  SINCE JUL 1   2735                      3051   -316     2616       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    565                       533     32      323       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE FARGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        42      1979                    
                                             1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -31      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   810 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   810 AM CST   SUNSET   442 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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