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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
225 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         40    147 PM  93    1992  63    -23       56       
  MINIMUM         25    550 AM  16    1903  37    -12       37       
  AVERAGE         33                        50    -17       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.06 1895   0.06  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.46  -0.42     0.78    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.58                      2.31  -0.73     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.05                      3.27  -1.22     2.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.6           6.3  1967   T      0.6      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       4.0   -3.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      7.8                      13.0   -5.2      6.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                      50.0  -31.2     46.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        16     16       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  482                       660   -178      564       
  SINCE MAR 1   1483                      1769   -286     1477       
  SINCE JUL 1   7420                      8404   -984     7865       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         2     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         2     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         2     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   3 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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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 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........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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