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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
524 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008


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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         80    252 PM  90    1976  73      7       72
  MINIMUM         63    602 AM  37    2004  53     10       59
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.91 1916   0.14  -0.14     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      2.80  -1.97     0.24
  SINCE JUN 1     10.62                     11.25  -0.63     4.79
  SINCE JAN 1     18.43                     19.93  -1.50    14.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        54    -23       40
  SINCE JUN 1    257                       303    -46      200
  SINCE JUL 1     90                       123    -33      100

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         2      5        1
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        47     -7       64
  SINCE JUN 1    113                       157    -44      254
  SINCE JAN 1    113                       164    -51      262
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     54           200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DULUTH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        39      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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