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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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    224 PM  79    1991  51     19       42       
  MINIMUM         38    527 AM  -1    1996  26     12       16       
  AVERAGE         54                        39     15       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1997   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.25                      1.05   0.20     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.15                      2.01   0.14     0.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          15.2  1997   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      10.0   -3.7      8.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      47.0   -0.8     32.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        27    -16       36       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       139    -56      173       
  SINCE MAR 1    996                      1248   -252     1402       
  SINCE JUL 1   7384                      7883   -499     7803       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13          500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         3      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2004.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2004.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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