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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
225 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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    410 PM  88    1913  56      3       59       
  MINIMUM         36    609 AM   7    1880  30      6       40       
  AVERAGE         48                        43      5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.41 1878   0.05   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.64  -0.59     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.30                      1.49  -0.19     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.20                      2.45  -0.25     0.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1970   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.6   -2.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      11.6   -5.3      8.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      48.6   -2.4     32.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        22     -5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  321                       381    -60      316       
  SINCE MAR 1   1234                      1490   -256     1545       
  SINCE JUL 1   7622                      8125   -503     7946       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2004.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2004.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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