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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
229 AM CDT SUN MAY 16 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         72    345 PM  92    1987  69      3       71       
  MINIMUM         41    441 AM  25    1959  43     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.27 1876   0.07  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.99  -0.55     3.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.47                      3.30  -0.83     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.37                      4.26  -0.89     4.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1929   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        8                        10     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       186     26      221       
  SINCE MAR 1   1689                      1955   -266     1987       
  SINCE JUL 1   8077                      8590   -513     8388       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         2     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         4     -3        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         4     -3        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  29 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18          400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2004...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   913 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 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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