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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
126 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         77    309 PM  92    1952  65     12       64       
  MINIMUM         36   1120 PM  13    1907  38     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         57                        51      6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.25 1987   0.06   0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.18  -0.10     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.49  -0.47     2.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.51                      3.45  -0.94     3.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     21.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        15     -7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        45     17       23       
  SINCE MAR 1   2206                      1846    360     1715       
  SINCE JUL 1   7695                      8573   -878     8496       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2002...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2002...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.