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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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    321 PM  91    1969  69     -2       78       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  20    1907  42      4       37       
  AVERAGE         57                        55      2       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.62 1908   0.07   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.04                      0.92   2.12     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.32                      3.23   1.09     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.80                      4.19   0.61     2.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1889   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        8                        10     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       176     36      285       
  SINCE MAR 1   1978                      1945     33     2429       
  SINCE JUL 1   8379                      8580   -201     7918       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         3      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         3      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2003...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2003...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.