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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
233 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         54    356 PM  89    1952  63     -9       55       
  MINIMUM         32    543 AM  18    1958  36     -4       38       
  AVERAGE         43                        49     -6       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1884   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.40  -0.62     0.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.03                      2.25  -0.22     1.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.93                      3.21  -0.28     1.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1940   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.0   -4.0      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.3                      13.0   -6.7      8.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.2                      50.0   -3.8     33.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        16      6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  546                       644    -98      522       
  SINCE MAR 1   1459                      1753   -294     1751       
  SINCE JUL 1   7847                      8388   -541     8152       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          0300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        93      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 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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