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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1234 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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    341 PM  59    1894  25     14       30       
  MINIMUM         13    632 AM -36    1983   3     10       26       
  AVERAGE         26                        14     12       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.27 1884   0.01  -0.01     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.32  -0.17     0.29    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.15                      0.32  -0.17     0.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.72                     16.72  -3.00    11.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.6  1960   0.2   -0.2      0.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       5.4   -3.1      4.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.3                       5.4   -3.1      4.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.3                      17.2   -1.9     13.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        51    -12       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  777                       907   -130      735       
  SINCE DEC 1    777                       907   -130      735       
  SINCE JUL 1   2756                      2963   -207     2793       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  47 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          0900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          0300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        58      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -42      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2003......SUNRISE   824 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2003......SUNRISE   825 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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