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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         58    422 PM  94    1955  64     -6       70       
  MINIMUM         22    606 AM  17    1967  37    -15       35       
  AVERAGE         40                        51    -11       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1957   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.04                      2.43  -0.39     1.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      3.39  -0.45     1.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1887   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      13.2   -6.9      8.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      50.2   -4.0     33.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        15     10       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        30     19       29       
  SINCE MAR 1   1526                      1799   -273     1795       
  SINCE JUL 1   7914                      8434   -520     8196       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          0400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        13      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 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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