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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
126 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         71    344 PM  92    1987  69      2       69       
  MINIMUM         40    534 AM  25    1959  43     -3       40       
  AVERAGE         56                        56      0       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.27 1876   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.04                      0.99   2.05     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.32                      3.30   1.02     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.80                      4.26   0.54     2.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1929   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        9                        10     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       186     35      295       
  SINCE MAR 1   1987                      1955     32     2439       
  SINCE JUL 1   8388                      8590   -202     7928       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         4      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         4      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2003...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2003...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   913 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.