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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         30    140 PM  54    1926  20     10       14       
  MINIMUM        -12    515 AM -40    1967  -1    -11       -1       
  AVERAGE          9                        10     -1        7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.58 1996   0.01   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.17  -0.09     0.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.40                      0.61  -0.21     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.08                      0.17  -0.09     0.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      6.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     15.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        56      0       58       
  MONTH TO DATE  790                       946   -156      691       
  SINCE DEC 1   2089                      2485   -396     2051       
  SINCE JUL 1   4147                      4541   -394     3678       
                                                                     
 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        56      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -44      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2003.......SUNRISE   822 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2003.......SUNRISE   821 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.