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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1232 AM CST MON DEC 16 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         48    221 PM  57    1939  26     22       35       
  MINIMUM         23    600 AM -30    1963   5     18       17       
  AVERAGE         36                        15     21       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.25 1893   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.28  -0.27     0.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.01                      0.28  -0.27     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.02                     16.68  -5.66    21.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        50    -21       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  598                       706   -108      582       
  SINCE DEC 1    598                       706   -108      582       
  SINCE JUL 1   2656                      2762   -106     2209       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  52 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        59      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -26      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2002......SUNRISE   822 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2002......SUNRISE   823 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.