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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
223 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         81    401 PM  96    1948  70     11       56       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  27    2002  44     11       32       
  AVERAGE         68                        57     11       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.36 1877   0.07   0.00     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      1.27  -0.75     4.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.55                      3.58  -1.03     5.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.45                      4.54  -1.09     6.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1931   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        0                         9     -9       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       223     33      265       
  SINCE MAR 1   1733                      1992   -259     2031       
  SINCE JUL 1   8121                      8627   -506     8432       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         8     -4        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  65 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          0200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1886                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2004...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   917 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2004...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   919 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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