CDUS43 KISN 110333
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND                                 
755 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2002

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...THE WILLISTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         56    432 PM  90    1900  66    -10       61       
  MINIMUM         27    549 AM  25    1927  39    -12       32       
  AVERAGE         42                        52    -10       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.26 1999   0.06  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.51   0.50     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.74                      2.30   0.44     2.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.99                      3.23   0.76     2.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   10.8                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     28.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     49.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           23                        12     11       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  270                       134    136      143       
  SINCE MAR 1   2672                      1923    749     1865       
  SINCE JUL 1   8658                      8793   -135     9117       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WILLISTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        96      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2002...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   921 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2002...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   922 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.