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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1229 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         25    314 PM  52    1900  24      1       40       
  MINIMUM         20    619 AM -34    1916   3     17       14       
  AVERAGE         23                        13     10       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 1918   0.01  -0.01      T      
                                      1918                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.34  -0.04     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.30                      0.34  -0.04     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.31                     16.74  -5.43    21.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    4.6                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      4.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        51     -9       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  817                      1009   -192      824       
  SINCE DEC 1    817                      1009   -192      824       
  SINCE JUL 1   2875                      3065   -190     2451       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        56      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -32      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2002......SUNRISE   825 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2002......SUNRISE   826 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.