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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1241 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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         21    328 AM  47    1962  21      0       32       
  MINIMUM          1   1159 PM -44    1887   0      1        7       
  AVERAGE         11                        10      1       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.23 1907   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.48                      0.46   0.02     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.02  -0.02     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           2.8  1910   0.2   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.4   -0.3      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.4                       8.6   -0.2      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.4                      20.4    1.0     14.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        55     -1       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       109     -4       92       
  SINCE DEC 1   1371                      1648   -277     1391       
  SINCE JUL 1   3350                      3704   -354     3449       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  31 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        49      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -31      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2004.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2004.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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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