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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1229 AM CST THU DEC 19 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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         33    103 PM  56    1979  25      8       37       
  MINIMUM         29   1055 PM -36    1951   4     25        8       
  AVERAGE         31                        14     17       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          0.29 1882   0.01   0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.31  -0.05     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.26                      0.31  -0.05     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.27                     16.71  -5.44    21.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.8                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.9                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      3.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        50    -16       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  698                       856   -158      690       
  SINCE DEC 1    698                       856   -158      690       
  SINCE JUL 1   2756                      2912   -156     2317       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        59      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -36      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2002......SUNRISE   824 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2002......SUNRISE   824 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.