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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
228 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         33    344 PM  77    1991  50    -17       63       
                                      1930                          
                                      1912                          
  MINIMUM         27    802 AM   4    1920  26      1       20       
  AVERAGE         30                        38     -8       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.24 1875   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.73                      1.01   1.72     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.34                      1.97   2.37     0.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.3  1947   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                       9.8   19.9      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      46.8   53.4     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        27      8       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       112     46      113       
  SINCE MAR 1   1498                      1221    277     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   8285                      7856    429     7658       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2009.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2009.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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