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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
129 AM CST THU APR 1 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         66    438 PM  75    2003  48     18       75       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         28    611 AM  -8    1975  25      3       38       
  AVERAGE         47                        36     11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.44 1877   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      0.85   0.40     0.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.25                      0.85   0.40     0.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.15                      1.81   0.34     0.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.6  1932   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       9.0   -2.7      8.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       9.0   -2.7      8.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      46.0    0.2     32.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        29    -11        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  913                      1109   -196     1229       
  SINCE MAR 1    913                      1109   -196     1229       
  SINCE JUL 1   7301                      7744   -443     7630       
                                                                     
 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     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          0200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22          0300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -12      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2004.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   713 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2004.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   714 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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