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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         48    602 PM  96    1928  72    -24       54       
  MINIMUM         28R  1157 PM  28    1992  45    -17       42       
  AVERAGE         38                        59    -21       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.81 1982   0.08  -0.08     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.58  -1.15     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.37                      3.89  -1.52     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.86                      4.85  -1.99     4.30    
                                                                     
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       27                         9     18       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  427                       265    162      178       
  SINCE MAR 1   2571                      2066    505     1870       
  SINCE JUL 1   8060                      8793   -733     8651       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        14    -14       22       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        14    -14       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  29 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2002...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   921 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2002...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   922 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.