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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
126 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         79    427 PM  96    1980  71      8       61       
  MINIMUM         49    544 AM  29    1963  45      4       40       
  AVERAGE         64                        58      6       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1962   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.42  -1.00     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.36                      3.73  -1.37     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.85                      4.69  -1.84     4.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     23.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     36.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         9     -8       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  398                       247    151      146       
  SINCE MAR 1   2542                      2048    494     1838       
  SINCE JUL 1   8031                      8775   -744     8619       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        12    -12       22       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        12    -12       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    26.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    46           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2002...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   919 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2002...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   920 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.