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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
126 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         67    408 PM  90    1901  63      4       46       
  MINIMUM         28    453 AM  18    1911  37     -9       24       
  AVERAGE         48                        50     -2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1902   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.28                      2.37  -1.09     1.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.76                      3.33  -1.57     2.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1967   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      8.8                      13.1   -4.3     21.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.2                      50.1  -16.9     34.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        15      2       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        15      2       30       
  SINCE MAR 1   1783                      1784     -1     2174       
  SINCE JUL 1   8184                      8419   -235     7663       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        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     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        94      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2003...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2003...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.