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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
124 AM CDT SAT AUG 17 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
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         81    510 PM 101    1969  84     -3       81       
  MINIMUM         44    449 AM  41    1970  55    -11       50       
  AVERAGE         63                        70     -7       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.50 1880   0.07  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.17  -0.27      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      5.04                      6.34  -1.30    14.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.99                     11.83  -3.84    19.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         6      3        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     70                       118    -48      110       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        25    -13       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        96    -10      157       
  SINCE JUN 1    558                       356    202      495       
  SINCE JAN 1    584                       376    208      517       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  15 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2002........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2002........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.