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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
517 PM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         69    400 PM 100    1976  83    -14       99       
  MINIMUM         40        MM  34    1907  54    -14       69        
  AVERAGE         55                        69    -14       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.00 1879   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      1.45  -0.88     0.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.58                      6.62  -0.04     3.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.90                     12.11  -1.21    10.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                         2      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        12     56        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    225                       124    101       95       
  SINCE JUL 1     98                        31     67        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         5     -5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                       116    -58      252       
  SINCE JUN 1    290                       376    -86      554       
  SINCE JAN 1    295                       396   -101      570       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       105      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2004........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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