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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
219 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         52   1205 AM  88    1913  56     -4       68
  MINIMUM         40    606 AM   7    1880  30     10       47
  AVERAGE         46                        43      3       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1878   0.05  -0.05     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19                      0.64   1.55     0.08
  SINCE MAR 1      3.25                      1.49   1.76     2.81
  SINCE JAN 1      4.58                      2.45   2.13     4.42

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1970   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    5.0                       2.6    2.4       T
  SINCE MAR 1      7.9                      11.6   -3.7     29.7
  SINCE JUL 1     54.1                      48.6    5.5    100.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        22     -3        7
  MONTH TO DATE  294                       381    -87      434
  SINCE MAR 1   1257                      1490   -233     1774
  SINCE JUL 1   7904                      8125   -221     8561

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           700 PM
 LOWEST     56           200 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1988
                                             1933
                                             1906
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2010.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2010.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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