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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
233 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67    502 PM  77    1988  51     16       74       
  MINIMUM         36    632 AM   3    1979  27      9       30       
  AVERAGE         52                        39     13       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.54 1907   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.54                      1.09  -0.55     1.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.01                      2.05  -1.04     2.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1907   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.2                      10.2   -3.0      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      47.2  -29.0     46.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        26    -13       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       165    -76       96       
  SINCE MAR 1   1090                      1274   -184     1009       
  SINCE JUL 1   7027                      7909   -882     7397       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        85      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         3      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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