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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
240 AM CDT THU APR 29 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         76   1219 PM  92    1952  62     14       65       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  20    1958  36      2       28       
  AVERAGE         57                        49      8       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1970   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.34  -0.56     0.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.03                      2.19  -0.16     1.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.93                      3.15  -0.22     1.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.7  1914   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.9   -3.9      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      12.9   -6.6      8.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      49.9   -3.7     33.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        16     -8       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  524                       628   -104      504       
  SINCE MAR 1   1437                      1737   -300     1733       
  SINCE JUL 1   7825                      8372   -547     8134       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          0900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     23          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2004.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 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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