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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
133 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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        MM  96    1989  71     -3       92        
  MINIMUM         47        MM  27    1993  43      4       61        
  AVERAGE         58                        57      1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          0.85 1942   0.05   0.24     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      0.96   0.71     0.35    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.67                      0.96   0.71     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.42                     13.77  -1.35     9.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         9     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                       112    -81       14       
  SINCE SEP 1     31                       112    -81       14       
  SINCE JUL 1     47                       175   -128       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        29     41       78       
  SINCE SEP 1     70                        29     41       78       
  SINCE JAN 1    737                       470    267      744       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        97      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2003.....SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2003.....SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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