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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         69    557 PM  94    1926  65      4       55       
  MINIMUM         38    543 AM  20    1954  38      0       48       
  AVERAGE         54                        52      2       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1914   0.06  -0.06     0.72    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.24  -0.23     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.04                      2.55  -0.51     2.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      3.51  -0.57     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1950   T      0.0      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       11                        14     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        58      6       48       
  SINCE MAR 1   1541                      1827   -286     1814       
  SINCE JUL 1   7929                      8462   -533     8215       
                                                                     
 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    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        97      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 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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