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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1231 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         15    312 AM  53    1964  21     -6       33       
  MINIMUM         -1   1159 PM -37    1883  -1      0       13       
  AVERAGE          7                        10     -3       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.42 1906   0.02  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.23  -0.14     0.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.41                      0.67  -0.26     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.09                      0.23  -0.14     0.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      7.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     15.8                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        56      2       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  954                      1114   -160      841       
  SINCE DEC 1   2253                      2653   -400     2201       
  SINCE JUL 1   4311                      4709   -398     3828       
                                                                     
 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  32 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        53      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -37      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2003.......SUNRISE   819 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2003.......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.