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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
1242 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         28   1256 PM  38    1956  16     12       30       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM -30    1990  -3     26       18       
  AVERAGE         26                         7     19       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          0.50 2004   0.02   0.08     0.50    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.53  -0.03     0.91    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.50                      0.53  -0.03     0.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.64                     19.58   5.06    21.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.1           4.8  2004   0.3    0.8      4.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.8                       8.0   -1.2     12.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.8                       8.0   -1.2     12.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.0                      17.6   -6.6     13.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        58    -19       41       
  MONTH TO DATE 1477                      1601   -124     1479       
  SINCE DEC 1   1477                      1601   -124     1479       
  SINCE JUL 1   3448                      3798   -350     3519       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS INTL AP CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16        40      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -3       -32      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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