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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1228 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         31    613 AM  54    1926  20     11       30       
  MINIMUM          1   1159 PM -40    1967  -1      2      -12       
  AVERAGE         16                        10      6        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.58 1996   0.01  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.17  -0.13     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.52                      0.61  -0.09     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.17  -0.13     0.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            13.2  1996   0.3   -0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       4.6   -3.5      1.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.4                      12.8   -3.4      6.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.4                      24.6   -2.2     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        56     -7       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  868                       946    -78      790       
  SINCE DEC 1   2134                      2485   -351     2089       
  SINCE JUL 1   4113                      4541   -428     4147       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          0300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          0100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        56      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -44      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2004.......SUNRISE   822 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2004.......SUNRISE   821 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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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