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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
237 AM CDT MON APR 6 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         32    415 PM  79    1991  51    -19       47       
  MINIMUM         22   1159 PM  -1    1996  26     -4       28       
  AVERAGE         27                        39    -12       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1997   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.73                      1.05   1.68     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.34                      2.01   2.33     0.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          15.2  1997   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                      10.0   19.7      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      47.0   53.2     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        27     11       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       139     57      140       
  SINCE MAR 1   1536                      1248    288     1198       
  SINCE JUL 1   8323                      7883    440     7685       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1988                    
                                             1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         3      1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2009.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2009.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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