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Conditions: Fair
Temp: 48°
Wind: Southeast 10
Pressure: 0
Dewpoint: 35°
Relative Humidity: 61
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Turning cloudy today with some showers expected by mid to late afternoon in the Red River Valley. High temperatures in the upper 60s with the wind increasing from the southeast to 15-25 mph. Some evening showers, otherwise, cloudy overnight with a low in the low 50s. Mostly cloudy on Saturday with a high in the mid to upper 60s. The wind tomorrow from the southeast at 10-25 mph. Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected on both Sunday and Monday.

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October 21, 2012

Temperature

  Observed Time Record Year Normal Normal Departure Last Year
High error° error error° error error° error° error°
Low error° error error° error error° error° error°
Average error°       error° error° error°

Precipitation

  Observed Record Year Normal Normal Departure Last Year
Precipitation error error error error error error
Month to Date error error     error error
error error error     error error
Since Jan. 1 error error     error error

Snow

  Observed Record Year Normal Normal Departure Last Year
Snowfall error error error error error error
Month to Date error     error error error
error error     error error
error error     error error error
Snow Depth error          

Degree Days Heating

  Observed Normal Normal Departure Last Year
Heating error error error error
Month to Date error error error error
error error error error error
error error error error error

Degree Days Cooling

  Observed Normal Normal Departure Last Year
Cooling error error error error
Month to Date error error error error
error error error error error
error error error error error

Wind

  Observed
Highest Speed 3
Highest Direction 3
Highest Gust Speed 3
Highest Guest Direction 3

Relative Humidity

  Observed Time
Highest 3 3
Lowest 3 3
Average 3  

Forecast

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Climate Normals for Today

  Average Record Year
Temperature High error° error° error
Temperature Low error° error° error
   
October 22 2012
Sunrise error
Sunset error
October 23 2012
Sunrise error
Sunset error

Source: National Weather Service Climate Report


Wind
(mph)
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
0 35° 30° 25° 20° 15° 10° -5° -10° -15° -20° -25° -30° -35° -40° -45°
5 31 25 9 13 7 -1 -5 -11 -16 -22 -28 -34 -40 -46 -52 -57 -72
10 27 21 15 9 3 -4 -10 -16 -22 -28 -35 -41 -47 -53 -59 -66 -77
15 25 19 13 6 0 -7 -13 -19 -26 -35 -39 -45 -51 -58 -64 -71 -81
20 24 17 11 4 -2 -9 -15 -22 -29 -35 -37 -44 -55 -61 -68 -74 -84
25 23 16 9 3 -4 -11 -17 -24 -31 -37 -44 -51 -58 -64 -71 -78 -87
30 22 15 8 1 -5 -12 -19 -26 -33 -39 -46 -53 -60 -67 -73 -80 -89
35 21 14 7 0 -7 -14 -21 -28 -34 -41 -48 -55 -62 -69 -76 -82 -91
40 20 13 6 -1 -8 -15 -22 -29 -36 -43 -50 -57 -64 -71 -78 -84 -93
45 19 12 5 -2 -9 -16 -23 -30 -37 -44 -51 -58 -65 -72 -79 -86 -93
50 19 12 4 -3 -10 -17 -24 -31 -38 -45 -52 -60 -67 -74 -81 -89 -95
55 18 11 4 -3 -11 -18 -25 -32 -39 -46 -54 -61 -68 -75 -82 -89 -97
60 17 10 3 -4 -11 -19 -26 -33 -40 -48 -55 -62 -69 -76 -84 -91 -98

     Increasing Danger (Frostbite in 30 min.)
     Heightened Danger (Frostbite in 10 min.)
     Great Danger (Frostbite in 5 min.)

Differences Between the new and old systems

  • Wind speed is now calculated for 5 feet off the ground. Wind speed was previously based on observations at 33 feet.
  • The calm wind threshold was lowered to 3mph.
  • A consistent standard for skin tissue resistance is now in use.
  • Measurements are based on how wind affects the human face, typically the most exposed portion of the body.
  • The table incorporates the theory that heat is lost from the body depending on its surroundings
  • The sun's impact is not factored into the wind chill temperature formula.