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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
244 AM CDT THU APR 8 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         59    242 PM  85    1988  52      7       52       
  MINIMUM         32   1137 PM   3    1936  27      5       24       
  AVERAGE         46                        39      7       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1875   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.28  -0.28     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.25                      1.13   0.12     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.15                      2.09   0.06     0.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1919   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      10.4   -4.1      8.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      47.4   -1.2     32.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        26     -7       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       191    -76      228       
  SINCE MAR 1   1028                      1300   -272     1457       
  SINCE JUL 1   7416                      7935   -519     7858       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26          600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2004.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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