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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
226 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2004

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         56    215 PM  93    1992  63     -7       65       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  16    1903  37      0       35       
  AVERAGE         47                        50     -3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.06 1895   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.46  -0.68     0.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.03                      2.31  -0.28     1.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.93                      3.27  -0.34     1.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1967   T      0.0      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       18                        16      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  564                       660    -96      537       
  SINCE MAR 1   1477                      1769   -292     1766       
  SINCE JUL 1   7865                      8404   -539     8167       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 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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