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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1225 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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         11    136 PM  52    1901  20     -9       37       
  MINIMUM         -5   1156 PM -45    1916  -2     -3       29       
  AVERAGE          3                         9     -6       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.22 1967   0.01   0.02     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.13  -0.06     0.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.39                      0.57  -0.18     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.07                      0.13  -0.06     0.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      6.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     15.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       62                        56      6       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  546                       722   -176      484       
  SINCE DEC 1   1845                      2261   -416     1844       
  SINCE JUL 1   3903                      4317   -414     3471       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        50      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -2       -37      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 14 2003.......SUNRISE   824 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY 15 2003.......SUNRISE   824 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.