000 CDUS43 KBIS 010025 CLIBIS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 724 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2002 ................................... ...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2002... VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 53 335 PM 93 1992 63 -10 77 MINIMUM 33 622 AM 16 1903 37 -4 38 AVERAGE 43 50 -7 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.06 1895 0.06 -0.06 T MONTH TO DATE 1.15 1.46 -0.31 1.88 SINCE MAR 1 1.94 2.31 -0.37 2.12 SINCE JAN 1 2.43 3.27 -0.84 3.02 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 22 16 6 7 MONTH TO DATE 718 660 58 613 SINCE MAR 1 2144 1801 343 1692 SINCE JUL 1 7633 8528 -895 8473 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 10 SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 10 SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 10 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 500 AM LOWEST 30 400 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 90 1901 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 18 1911 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 30 2002.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 852 PM CDT MAY 1 2002...........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 853 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE DICKINSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2002... VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1903 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 51 MM 90 1926 61 -10 73 MINIMUM 27 MM 15 1903 36 -9 40 AVERAGE 39 49 -10 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 1.75 1967 0.06 -0.06 T MONTH TO DATE 1.06 1.76 -0.70 2.47 SINCE MAR 1 1.23 2.45 -1.22 2.63 SINCE JAN 1 1.45 3.25 -1.80 3.14 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 26 17 9 8 MONTH TO DATE 808 675 133 616 SINCE MAR 1 2309 1779 530 1615 SINCE JUL 1 7791 8173 -382 8281 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 8 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 8 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 8 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 37 200 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE DICKINSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 15 1911 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 30 2002.........SUNRISE 538 AM MDT SUNSET 800 PM MDT MAY 1 2002...........SUNRISE 536 AM MDT SUNSET 801 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE JAMESTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2002... VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 51 342 PM 97 1992 62 -11 76 MINIMUM 34 554 AM 16 1903 38 -4 44 AVERAGE 43 50 -7 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 1.18 1953 0.06 -0.06 T MONTH TO DATE 1.00 1.36 -0.36 1.66 SINCE MAR 1 1.11 2.25 -1.14 1.80 SINCE JAN 1 1.13 3.39 -2.26 2.61 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 22 16 6 5 MONTH TO DATE 775 678 97 654 SINCE MAR 1 2217 1865 352 1882 SINCE JUL 1 8002 8740 -738 9122 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 4 SINCE MAR 1 0 3 -3 4 SINCE JAN 1 0 3 -3 4 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 39 600 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE JAMESTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 88 1959 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 8 1909 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 30 2002.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT MAY 1 2002...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE MINOT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2002... VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 53 549 PM 89 1939 61 -8 73 MINIMUM 31 619 AM 14 1909 38 -7 42 AVERAGE 42 50 -8 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.01 0.54 1953 0.06 -0.05 T MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.55 -0.65 1.24 SINCE MAR 1 1.01 2.60 -1.59 1.25 SINCE JAN 1 1.29 3.78 -2.49 1.41 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 23 16 7 7 MONTH TO DATE 816 684 132 619 SINCE MAR 1 2326 1868 458 1666 SINCE JUL 1 8146 8719 -573 8420 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 7 SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 7 SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 7 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 AM LOWEST 24 600 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE MINOT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 88 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 9 1909 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 30 2002.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 858 PM CDT MAY 1 2002...........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 859 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.