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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
226 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    221 PM  82    1921  49    -15       57       
  MINIMUM         13    355 AM  -7    1975  26    -13       18       
  AVERAGE         24                        38    -14       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1946   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.73                      0.97   1.76     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.34                      1.93   2.41     0.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.9  1937   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                       9.6   20.1      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      46.6   53.6     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        28     13       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                        85     38       90       
  SINCE MAR 1   1463                      1194    269     1148       
  SINCE JUL 1   8250                      7829    421     7635       
                                                                     
 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     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  51 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1991                    
                                             1930                    
                                             1912                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         4      1920                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2009.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2009.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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