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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
229 AM CDT SAT MAY 8 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         76    552 PM  93    1891  66     10       71       
  MINIMUM         42   1246 AM  22    1943  40      2       32       
  AVERAGE         59                        53      6       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1889   0.07  -0.07     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.43  -0.35     1.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.11                      2.74  -0.63     2.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.01                      3.70  -0.69     3.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  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        6                        13     -7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        97    -13      101       
  SINCE MAR 1   1561                      1866   -305     1867       
  SINCE JUL 1   7949                      8501   -552     8268       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  55 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58          0200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23          0500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        96      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2004...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2004...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 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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