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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1235 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         38        MM  56    1954  24     14       21        
  MINIMUM         17        MM -32    1989   3     14       15        
  AVERAGE         28                        13     15       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.54 1877   0.01  -0.01     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.35  -0.20     0.32    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.15                      0.35  -0.20     0.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.72                     16.75  -3.03    11.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1974   0.2   -0.2      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       6.0   -3.7      5.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.3                       6.0   -3.7      5.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.3                      17.8   -2.5     13.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        52    -15       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  873                      1061   -188      864       
  SINCE DEC 1    873                      1061   -188      864       
  SINCE JUL 1   2852                      3117   -265     2922       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        55      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -40      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2003......SUNRISE   826 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2003......SUNRISE   826 AM CST   SUNSET   459 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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