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CDUS43 KBIS 050628
CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
126 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         56    612 PM  94    1926  65     -9       68       
  MINIMUM         31    619 AM  20    1954  38     -7       38       
  AVERAGE         44                        52     -8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1914   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.24  -0.16     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      2.55  -0.53     2.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.51                      3.51  -1.00     3.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     21.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        14      7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        59     24       35       
  SINCE MAR 1   2227                      1860    367     1727       
  SINCE JUL 1   7716                      8587   -871     8508       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        97      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2002...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2002...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.