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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
130 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         55    108 AM  94    1926  65    -10       56       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  20    1954  38     10       31       
  AVERAGE         52                        52      0       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.72          1.33 1914   0.06   0.66     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      0.24   0.48     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.00                      2.55  -0.55     2.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      3.51  -1.03     2.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1950  MM      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      8.8                      13.3   -4.5     21.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.2                      50.3  -17.1     34.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        14     -1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        58    -10       83       
  SINCE MAR 1   1814                      1827    -13     2227       
  SINCE JUL 1   8215                      8462   -247     7716       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   5 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        97      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2003...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2003...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.