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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         55   1242 PM  94    1934  69    -14       69       
  MINIMUM         33    300 AM  22    1925  43    -10       49       
  AVERAGE         44                        56    -12       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1889   0.07  -0.07     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      1.06  -0.62     3.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.47                      3.37  -0.90     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.37                      4.33  -0.96     4.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2002   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       21                        10     11        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  233                       196     37      227       
  SINCE MAR 1   1710                      1965   -255     1993       
  SINCE JUL 1   8098                      8600   -502     8394       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         3     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         5     -4        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         5     -4        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  16 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   914 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   915 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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