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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
226 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         66    415 PM  92    1972  70     -4       68       
  MINIMUM         40    615 AM  25    2002  43     -3       47       
  AVERAGE         53                        57     -4       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1962   0.07  -0.07     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      1.13  -0.69     3.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.47                      3.44  -0.97     4.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.37                      4.40  -1.03     5.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1942   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.5                      13.3   -6.8      8.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.4                      50.3   -3.9     33.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       205     40      234       
  SINCE MAR 1   1722                      1974   -252     2000       
  SINCE JUL 1   8110                      8609   -499     8401       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         6     -5        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         6     -5        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  34 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          0600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        98      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   916 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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