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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1227 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         17    225 PM  55    1881  24     -7       24       
  MINIMUM         11    519 AM -40    1983   2      9        5       
  AVERAGE         14                        13      1       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.18 1945   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.36  -0.04     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.32                      0.36  -0.04     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.33                     16.76  -5.43    21.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      5.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        52     -1       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  915                      1113   -198      923       
  SINCE DEC 1    915                      1113   -198      923       
  SINCE JUL 1   2973                      3169   -196     2550       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   5 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        49      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -38      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2002......SUNRISE   826 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2002......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   500 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.