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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1237 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         42    305 PM  52    1885  23     19       28       
  MINIMUM         24    900 AM -37    1990   1     23       -5       
  AVERAGE         33                        12     21       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.63 1916   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.39  -0.24     0.32    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.15                      0.39  -0.24     0.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.72                     16.79  -3.07    11.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1988   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       6.8   -4.5      5.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.3                       6.8   -4.5      5.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.3                      18.6   -3.3     14.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        53    -21       53       
  MONTH TO DATE 1012                      1271   -259     1083       
  SINCE DEC 1   1012                      1271   -259     1083       
  SINCE JUL 1   2991                      3327   -336     3141       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  50 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        48      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    1       -30      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2003......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 2003......SUNRISE   827 AM CST   SUNSET   502 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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