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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
137 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         54    329 PM  93    1980  71    -17       73       
  MINIMUM         45    804 AM  24    1963  45      0       37       
  AVERAGE         50                        58     -8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.22 1927   0.08  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.50  -0.64     4.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.89                      3.81  -0.92     5.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.79                      4.77  -0.98     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       15                         8      7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       247     37      303       
  SINCE MAR 1   1761                      2016   -255     2069       
  SINCE JUL 1   8149                      8651   -502     8470       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         9     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        11     -7        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        11     -7        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      2002                    
                                             1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2004...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   921 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2004...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   922 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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