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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1231 AM CST MON DEC 15 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         40    221 PM  61    1998  26     14       50       
  MINIMUM         12    424 AM -32    1989   5      7       21       
  AVERAGE         26                        16     10       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.25 1994   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.27  -0.19     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.08                      0.27  -0.19     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.65                     16.67  -3.02    11.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.1  1994   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       4.2   -2.6      0.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.6                       4.2   -2.6      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.6                      16.0   -1.4      9.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        49    -10       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  592                       656    -64      569       
  SINCE DEC 1    592                       656    -64      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   2571                      2712   -141     2627       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  16 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          0400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        57      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -30      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2003......SUNRISE   821 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2003......SUNRISE   822 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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