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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1228 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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    117 AM  49    1890  22     12       10       
  MINIMUM          7   1155 PM -37    1990   0      7       -3       
  AVERAGE         21                        11     10        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1922   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.43  -0.11     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.32                      0.43  -0.11     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.33                     16.83  -5.50    21.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      5.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        54    -10       61       
  MONTH TO DATE 1246                      1485   -239     1297       
  SINCE DEC 1   1246                      1485   -239     1297       
  SINCE JUL 1   3304                      3541   -237     2924       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        52      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -43      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2002......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2003.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.