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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
224 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         78    205 PM  92    1952  64     14       76       
  MINIMUM         44    611 AM  13    1907  38      6       42       
  AVERAGE         61                        51     10       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.25 1987   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.18  -0.17      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.04                      2.49  -0.45     1.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      3.45  -0.51     1.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1991   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      13.3   -7.0      8.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      50.3   -4.1     33.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        14    -10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        44      9       35       
  SINCE MAR 1   1530                      1813   -283     1801       
  SINCE JUL 1   7918                      8448   -530     8202       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    54          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     18           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 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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