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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1226 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         41   1207 AM  44    2001  21     20       40       
                                      1984                          
  MINIMUM         29   1127 PM -41    1968  -1     30       18       
  AVERAGE         35                        10     25       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.51 1997   0.01   0.02     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.04   0.00     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.36                      0.48  -0.12     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.04   0.00     0.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      5.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        55    -25       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       219    -63      203       
  SINCE DEC 1   1455                      1758   -303     1563       
  SINCE JUL 1   3513                      3814   -301     3190       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  19 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        50      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -35      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2003.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2003.......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.