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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1228 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         30    554 AM  59    1894  25      5       32       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM -36    1983   3     23        0       
  AVERAGE         28                        14     14       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.27 1884   0.01   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.32  -0.03     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.29                      0.32  -0.03     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.30                     16.72  -5.42    21.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    4.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      4.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        51    -14       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  735                       907   -172      739       
  SINCE DEC 1    735                       907   -172      739       
  SINCE JUL 1   2793                      2963   -170     2366       
                                                                     
 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        58      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -42      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2002......SUNRISE   824 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2002......SUNRISE   825 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.