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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
223 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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    442 PM  86    1961  58      2       50       
  MINIMUM         41    615 AM   4    1928  32      9       36       
  AVERAGE         51                        45      6       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          0.67 1891   0.05   0.16     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.84  -0.21     0.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.88                      1.69   0.19     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.78                      2.65   0.13     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1899   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.0   -3.0      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      12.0   -5.7      8.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      49.0   -2.8     33.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        20     -6       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  395                       465    -70      405       
  SINCE MAR 1   1308                      1574   -266     1634       
  SINCE JUL 1   7696                      8209   -513     8035       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        90      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        17      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2004.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2004.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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