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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         52    537 PM  90    1992  67    -15       55       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  20    1966  40      4       30       
  AVERAGE         48                        54     -6       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.16 1926   0.07   0.23     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      0.57   1.42     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.27                      2.88   0.39     2.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.75                      3.84  -0.09     2.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1965   0.0    0.0      0.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      2.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.8                      13.3   -4.5     23.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.2                      50.3  -17.1     36.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       121      9      209       
  SINCE MAR 1   1896                      1890      6     2353       
  SINCE JUL 1   8297                      8525   -228     7842       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2003...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2003...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.