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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
137 AM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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    439 PM  96    1980  71      1       69       
  MINIMUM         45    338 AM  29    1963  45      0       43       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          0.93 1962   0.08   0.24     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.42  -0.58     4.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.87                      3.73  -0.86     5.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.77                      4.69  -0.92     6.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        6                         8     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       239     30      293       
  SINCE MAR 1   1746                      2008   -262     2059       
  SINCE JUL 1   8134                      8643   -509     8460       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         8     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        10     -6        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        10     -6        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   8 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2004...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   920 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2004...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   921 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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