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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1227 AM CST THU DEC 5 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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         16    345 PM  65    1979  29    -13       40       
  MINIMUM         -2    603 AM -20    1875   9    -11       17       
  AVERAGE          7                        19    -12       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.45 1926   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.01                      0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.02                     16.48  -5.46    21.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        46     12       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       180     14      140       
  SINCE DEC 1    194                       180     14      140       
  SINCE JUL 1   2252                      2236     16     1767       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    746                       471    275      668       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        60      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -25      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2002......SUNRISE   812 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2002......SUNRISE   813 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.