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CDUS43 KBIS 042226
CLIBIS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
522 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         68    400 PM  94    1926  65      3       55       
  MINIMUM         38        MM  20    1954  38      0       48        
  AVERAGE         53                        52      1       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.33 1914   0.06  -0.06     0.72    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.24  -0.23     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.04                      2.55  -0.51     2.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      3.51  -0.57     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        14     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        58      7       48       
  SINCE MAR 1   1542                      1827   -285     1814       
  SINCE JUL 1   7930                      8462   -532     8215       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
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    82          0500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          0200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        97      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2004...........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.                                          



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