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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1234 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         26    352 PM  58    1894  24      2       27       
  MINIMUM         23    725 PM -42    1916   3     20        8       
  AVERAGE         25                        14     11       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.25 1967   0.01   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.33  -0.03     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.30                      0.33  -0.03     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.31                     16.73  -5.42    21.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    4.5                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      4.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        51    -11       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  775                       958   -183      786       
  SINCE DEC 1    775                       958   -183      786       
  SINCE JUL 1   2833                      3014   -181     2413       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        52      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -34      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2002......SUNRISE   825 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2002......SUNRISE   825 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.