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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1230 AM CST THU JAN 2 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         27    410 PM  56    1998  22      5       13       
  MINIMUM          9    941 PM -41    1887   0      9       -7       
  AVERAGE         18                        11      7        3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.52 1897   0.01   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.01   0.00      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.33                      0.45  -0.12     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.01   0.00      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      5.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        54     -7       62       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        54     -7       62       
  SINCE DEC 1   1346                      1593   -247     1422       
  SINCE JUL 1   3404                      3649   -245     3049       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        47      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    0       -44      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2003.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2003.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.