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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
227 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         85    232 PM  97    1926  65     20       48       
  MINIMUM         47   1157 PM  19    1944  39      8       44       
  AVERAGE         66                        52     14       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.65 1965   0.06   0.01     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.30  -0.22     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.11                      2.61  -0.50     2.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.01                      3.57  -0.56     2.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1892   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        0                        13    -13       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        71     -7       67       
  SINCE MAR 1   1541                      1840   -299     1833       
  SINCE JUL 1   7929                      8475   -546     8234       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         2     -1        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         2     -1        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16          300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 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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