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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         37    721 PM  89    1916  65    -28       57       
  MINIMUM         29    713 AM  17    1989  39    -10       45       
  AVERAGE         33                        52    -19       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          0.62 1950   0.06   0.10     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.36  -0.12     0.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.18                      2.67  -0.49     2.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.67                      3.63  -0.96     3.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.6                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     22.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     35.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        13     19       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                        86     43       66       
  SINCE MAR 1   2273                      1887    386     1758       
  SINCE JUL 1   7762                      8614   -852     8539       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2002...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2002...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.