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CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         73    330 PM  93    1980  71      2       79       
  MINIMUM         37    533 AM  24    1963  45     -8       46       
  AVERAGE         55                        58     -3       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1927   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.29                      1.50   2.79     0.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      3.81   1.76     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.05                      4.77   1.28     2.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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       10                         8      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       247     56      400       
  SINCE MAR 1   2069                      2016     53     2544       
  SINCE JUL 1   8470                      8651   -181     8033       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        11     -6        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        11     -6        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      2002                    
                                             1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2003...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   920 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2003...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   921 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.