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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1238 AM CST MON DEC 8 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         39    320 PM  57    1918  28     11       30       
  MINIMUM         16    647 AM -28    1972   8      8       19       
  AVERAGE         28                        18     10       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.40 1963   0.02   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.14  -0.07     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.07                      0.14  -0.07     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.64                     16.54  -2.90    11.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           4.8  1977   0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       2.1   -0.9      0.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.2                       2.1   -0.9      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.2                      13.9    0.3      9.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        47    -10       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       319    -53      322       
  SINCE DEC 1    266                       319    -53      322       
  SINCE JUL 1   2245                      2375   -130     2380       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    737                       471    266      746       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        56      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -28      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2003......SUNRISE   815 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2003......SUNRISE   816 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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