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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1227 AM CST SAT FEB 1 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         40    948 PM  53    1931  23     17       19       
  MINIMUM         23    242 AM -40    1959   2     21      -16       
  AVERAGE         32                        13     19        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.25 1911   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.45  -0.19     0.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.58                      0.89  -0.31     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.26                      0.45  -0.19     0.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.2                                               
  SINCE DEC 1     10.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     19.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        53    -20       63       
  MONTH TO DATE 1561                      1711   -150     1407       
  SINCE DEC 1   2860                      3250   -390     2767       
  SINCE JUL 1   4918                      5306   -388     4394       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        60      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -43      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2003......SUNRISE   808 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2003......SUNRISE   806 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.