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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1230 AM CST WED JAN 1 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         23    437 PM  52    1963  22      1        8       
  MINIMUM          0    400 AM -43    1967   0      0       -4       
  AVERAGE         12                        11      1        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.37 1975   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.44  -0.12     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.32                      0.44  -0.12     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.33                     16.84  -5.51    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       53                        54     -1       63       
  MONTH TO DATE 1299                      1539   -240     1360       
  SINCE DEC 1   1299                      1539   -240     1360       
  SINCE JUL 1   3357                      3595   -238     2987       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        56      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -41      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2003.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2003.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.