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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
126 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         65    252 PM  93    1992  63      2       53       
  MINIMUM         35   1223 AM  16    1903  37     -2       33       
  AVERAGE         50                        50      0       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1895   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      1.46  -0.61     1.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.28                      2.31  -1.03     1.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.76                      3.27  -1.51     2.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1967  MM      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       4.0   -3.2      4.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.8                      13.0   -4.2     21.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.2                      50.0  -16.8     34.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        16     -1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  537                       660   -123      718       
  SINCE MAR 1   1766                      1769     -3     2144       
  SINCE JUL 1   8167                      8404   -237     7633       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2003...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2003...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.