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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
137 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         67    221 PM  97    1926  65      2       57       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  19    1944  39     -5       38       
  AVERAGE         51                        52     -1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1965   0.06  -0.06     0.37    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.30  -0.22     0.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.61  -0.59     2.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.51                      3.57  -1.06     3.40    
                                                                     
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       14                        14      0       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        73     24       52       
  SINCE MAR 1   2241                      1874    367     1744       
  SINCE JUL 1   7730                      8601   -871     8525       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2002...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2002...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.