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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
135 AM CDT SUN SEP 1 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         95    422 PM 101    1953  78     17       81       
  MINIMUM         56    708 PM  32    1895  50      6       44       
  AVERAGE         76                        64     12       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.85R         0.47 1980   0.06   0.79     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.39                      2.15   0.24      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      6.53                      7.32  -0.79    14.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.48                     12.81  -3.33    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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        44    -14        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     91                       156    -65      114       
  SINCE JUL 1     33                        63    -30       14       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       161      7      249       
  SINCE JUN 1    640                       421    219      587       
  SINCE JAN 1    666                       441    225      609       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    46   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  79 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       103      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2002.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2002.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.