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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 18 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         71    326 PM 102    1955  84    -13       87       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  36    1888  55    -11       51       
  AVERAGE         58                        69    -11       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1972   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.24  -0.34      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      5.04                      6.41  -1.37    14.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.99                     11.90  -3.91    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        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         7      9        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     77                       119    -42      110       
  SINCE JUL 1     19                        26     -7       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       101    -15      161       
  SINCE JUN 1    558                       361    197      499       
  SINCE JAN 1    584                       381    203      521       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       106      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        40      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2002........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2002........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.