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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1236 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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          1    155 AM  49    1962  21    -20       46       
  MINIMUM         -8    847 AM -31    1919  -1     -7       16       
  AVERAGE         -3                        10    -13       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.21 1994   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.48                      0.47   0.01     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.03  -0.03     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           3.1  1994   0.2    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.6   -0.3      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.6                       8.8   -0.2      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.6                      20.6    1.0     14.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       68                        55     13       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       164      9      126       
  SINCE DEC 1   1439                      1703   -264     1425       
  SINCE JUL 1   3418                      3759   -341     3483       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        44      2001                    
                                             1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   -1       -41      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2004.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2004.......SUNRISE   828 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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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