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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
250 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         62    531 PM  91    1969  69     -7       67       
  MINIMUM         23    524 AM  20    1907  42    -19       46       
  AVERAGE         43                        55    -12       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1908   0.07  -0.07     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.92  -0.50     3.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.45                      3.23  -0.78     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      4.19  -0.84     4.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1889   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.5                      13.3   -6.8      8.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.4                      50.3   -3.9     33.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        10     12        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       176     28      212       
  SINCE MAR 1   1681                      1945   -264     1978       
  SINCE JUL 1   8069                      8580   -511     8379       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         3     -2        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         3     -2        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20          400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2004...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   912 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2004...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   913 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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