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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1225 AM CST SAT DEC 28 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         34    249 PM  48    1980  23     11       25       
  MINIMUM          5   1207 AM -30    1993   1      4        8       
  AVERAGE         20                        12      8       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.42 1884   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.40  -0.08     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.32                      0.40  -0.08     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.33                     16.80  -5.47    21.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      5.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        53     -8       48       
  MONTH TO DATE 1128                      1324   -196     1129       
  SINCE DEC 1   1128                      1324   -196     1129       
  SINCE JUL 1   3186                      3380   -194     2756       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        52      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1       -32      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2002......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2002......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.