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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
132 AM CDT SAT AUG 31 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         83    423 PM  97    1948  79      4       79       
  MINIMUM         68    833 AM  37    1965  51     17       50       
  AVERAGE         76                        65     11       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.64          2.00 1951   0.06   0.58     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      2.09  -0.55      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      5.68                      7.26  -1.58    14.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                     12.75  -4.12    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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        40    -10        3       
  SINCE JUN 1     91                       152    -61      112       
  SINCE JUL 1     33                        59    -26       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       158     -1      249       
  SINCE JUN 1    629                       418    211      587       
  SINCE JAN 1    655                       438    217      609       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   6 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
  TORNADO                                                            
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       101      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2002........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2002.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.