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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
130 AM CST FRI APR 2 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         70    329 PM  75    1976  48     22       48       
  MINIMUM         32    640 AM -12    1975  25      7       30       
  AVERAGE         51                        37     14       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.79 1892   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.25                      0.89   0.36     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.15                      1.85   0.30     0.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1999   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                       9.2   -2.9      8.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      46.2    0.0     32.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        29    -15       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        29    -15       26       
  SINCE MAR 1    927                      1138   -211     1255       
  SINCE JUL 1   7315                      7773   -458     7656       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          0700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23          0400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        82      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -10      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2004.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   714 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2004.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   716 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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