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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
234 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         60    508 PM  81    1930  52      8       67       
  MINIMUM         23    512 AM   2    1997  28     -5       22       
  AVERAGE         42                        40      2       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.19 1882   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.32  -0.32     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.25                      1.17   0.08     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.15                      2.13   0.02     0.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1919   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      10.6   -4.3      8.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      47.6   -1.4     32.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        25     -2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       216    -78      248       
  SINCE MAR 1   1051                      1325   -274     1477       
  SINCE JUL 1   7439                      7960   -521     7878       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        87      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         1      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2004.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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