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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1233 AM CST WED JAN 8 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         50    321 PM  56    1914  21     29       54       
  MINIMUM         31    210 AM -40    1887  -1     32       15       
  AVERAGE         41                        10     31       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.22 1875   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.07  -0.03     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.36                      0.51  -0.15     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.07  -0.03     0.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      5.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     14.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        56    -32       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       386   -137      311       
  SINCE DEC 1   1548                      1925   -377     1671       
  SINCE JUL 1   3606                      3981   -375     3298       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        63      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -42      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2003.......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2003.......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.