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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
120 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         55    551 PM  94    1955  64     -9       67       
  MINIMUM         26    555 AM  17    1967  37    -11       45       
  AVERAGE         41                        51    -10       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1957   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.94                      2.43  -0.49     2.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.43                      3.39  -0.96     3.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     21.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        15      9        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        30     24       13       
  SINCE MAR 1   2198                      1831    367     1705       
  SINCE JUL 1   7687                      8558   -871     8486       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        13      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2002...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2002...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.