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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
520 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE DULUTH MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         67    251 PM  85    1952  57     10       64
                                      1934
  MINIMUM         39    333 AM  22    1966  36      3       40
  AVERAGE         53                        46      7       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.40          1.85 1954   0.10   0.30     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.04                      2.43   2.61     3.70
  SINCE MAR 1      7.08                      3.92   3.16     5.32
  SINCE JAN 1      9.63                      5.69   3.94     7.10

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             5.5  1909   0.1   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   50.8                       6.9   43.9      0.6
  SINCE JUL 1    129.4                      85.7   43.7     49.1
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           12                        19     -7       13
  MONTH TO DATE  908                       762    146      671
  SINCE MAR 1   2241                      1972    269     1464
  SINCE JUL 1   8749                      8839    -90     7251

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM
 LOWEST     26           400 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE DULUTH MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        86      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        19      1966
                                             1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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