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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1241 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 3 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         23    314 PM  54    1909  24     -1       27       
  MINIMUM          6   1159 PM -38    1905   3      3        2       
  AVERAGE         15                        14      1       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.31 1971   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.03  -0.02      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.59                      0.92  -0.33     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.27                      0.48  -0.21     0.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1     10.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     19.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       50                        52     -2       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       157    -31      157       
  SINCE DEC 1   2986                      3407   -421     2924       
  SINCE JUL 1   5044                      5463   -419     4551       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  18 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        52      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -39      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  4 2003......SUNRISE   804 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  5 2003......SUNRISE   802 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.