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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         53    500 PM  89    1916  66    -13       37       
  MINIMUM         35   1155 PM  17    1989  39     -4       29       
  AVERAGE         44                        52     -8       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.62 1950   0.06  -0.03     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      0.36   0.73     0.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.37                      2.67  -0.30     2.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.85                      3.63  -0.78     2.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1950  MM      0.0      1.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      1.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.8                      13.3   -4.5     22.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.2                      50.3  -17.1     35.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        13      8       32       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        84      4      129       
  SINCE MAR 1   1854                      1853      1     2273       
  SINCE JUL 1   8255                      8488   -233     7762       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   8 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2003...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2003...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.