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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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    213 PM  93    1980  71      8       65       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  24    1963  45      1       35       
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.22 1927   0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.50  -1.07     1.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.37                      3.81  -1.44     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.86                      4.77  -1.91     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        2                         9     -7       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  400                       256    144      161       
  SINCE MAR 1   2544                      2057    487     1853       
  SINCE JUL 1   8033                      8784   -751     8634       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        13    -13       22       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        13    -13       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  59 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2002...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   920 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2002...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   921 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.