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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
123 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         68    309 PM  92    1972  70     -2       58       
  MINIMUM         47    350 AM  25    2002  43      4       25       
  AVERAGE         58                        57      1       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          1.58 1962   0.07   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.46                      1.13   2.33     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.74                      3.44   1.30     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.22                      4.40   0.82     2.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1942   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        7                         9     -2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       205     29      340       
  SINCE MAR 1   2000                      1974     26     2484       
  SINCE JUL 1   8401                      8609   -208     7973       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  42 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        98      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2003...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2003...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.