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FARGO DAILY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
133 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         73    500 PM  93    2012  71      2       93       
                                      1980                          
  MINIMUM         48    541 AM  21    1963  47      1       60       
  AVERAGE         61                        59      2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.63 1981   0.10  -0.10     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      1.91   0.51     0.66    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.97                      4.60   1.37     2.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.16                      5.91   2.25     4.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1949   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     31.3                      12.4   18.9      2.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.4                      50.4   18.0     27.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         7     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       220      5       98       
  SINCE MAR 1   2626                      1998    628     1320       
  SINCE JUL 1   9217                      8676    541     6747       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        18      3       48       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        21      0       54       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        21      0       54       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE FARGO HECTOR INTL AP ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   542 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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FARGO AIRPORT AUTOMATED GAUGE PRECIPITATION
 
DAILY TOTAL PRECIPITATION 0.00 INCHES 
MONTHLY TOTAL  2.36 INCHES 
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION  6.63 INCHES 
 
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