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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
954 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             104   05/30/1934
 LOW               17   05/12/1946
                        05/02/1907
HIGHEST            93   05/13        70      23       96  05/18
LOWEST             23   05/03        45     -22       35  05/30
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.9              69.3    -0.4     74.0
AVG. MINIMUM     46.2              44.9     1.3     47.5
MEAN             57.6              57.1     0.5     60.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.7     0.3        3
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      5               2.5     2.5        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM
 MINIMUM           MM   999
TOTALS           7.16              2.81    4.35     1.51
DAILY AVG.       0.23              0.09    0.14     0.05
DAYS >= .01        12              11.0     1.0       11
DAYS >= .10         7               5.9     1.1        2
DAYS >= .50         4               1.7     2.3        1
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.7     0.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    4.56   05/29 TO 05/30           05/27 TO 05/27
                                                          05/31 TO 05/31
                                                          05/31 TO 05/31
 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    05/27(00) TO 05/27(00)
                                                 05/31(00) TO 05/31(00)1
                                                 05/31(00) TO 05/31(00)1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0                 T     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        68.4              50.4    18.0     27.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31
 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    05/31(00) TO 05/31(00)
                                                 05/31(00) TO 05/31(00)1
                                                 05/31(00) TO 05/31(00)1

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     250               273     -23      171
 SINCE 7/1       9242              8729     513     6820
COOLING TOTAL      29                28       1       52
 SINCE 1/1         29                31      -2       58
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/290    DATE  05/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/270    DATE  05/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      8

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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REMARKS...
FARGO WAS NEAR NORMAL FOR TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
AND WAS ALSO WET. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES WAS 57.6
DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NO DAILY RECORD
HIGH OR LOW TEMPERATURES OCCURRED IN MAY.

RAINFALL FOR MAY WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH A TOTAL OF 7.16 INCHES
WHICH WAS 4.35 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. MAY 2013 WAS THE FOURTH
WETTEST MAY ON RECORD. THE WETTEST MAY ON RECORD OCCURRED IN 1998
WITH 7.34 INCHES.

A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OCCURRED ON MAY 29 WITH 3.77 INCHES.
THE OLD RECORD WAS 3.12 INCHES SET BACK IN 1909.
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