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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
222 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         58    143 AM  92    1986  74    -16       62       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  27    1964  48      3       37       
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.18 1949   0.08   0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      2.22  -0.83     5.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.42                      4.53  -1.11     6.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.32                      5.49  -1.17     7.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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       10                         6      4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  351                       305     46      344       
  SINCE MAR 1   1828                      2074   -246     2110       
  SINCE JUL 1   8216                      8709   -493     8511       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        18    -13       11       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        20    -15       16       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        20    -15       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        33      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2004..........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   930 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2004..........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   931 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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