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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1237 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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   1159 PM  54    1931  23    -24       44       
  MINIMUM        -18    655 AM -36    1916   2    -20       12       
  AVERAGE         -9                        12    -21       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.33 1926   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.43   0.01     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.92                      0.87   0.05     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.44                      0.43   0.01     0.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.4  1896   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.6                       8.5    3.1      5.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.9                      16.7    3.2     10.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.9                      28.5    4.4     19.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      10                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       74                        53     21       37       
  MONTH TO DATE 1701                      1658     43     1528       
  SINCE DEC 1   2967                      3197   -230     2827       
  SINCE JUL 1   4946                      5253   -307     4885       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        53      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -40      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2004.......SUNRISE   809 AM CST   SUNSET   544 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  1 2004......SUNRISE   808 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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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