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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
244 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         60    354 PM  84    1968  54      6       53       
  MINIMUM         31    423 AM   7    1957  29      2       33       
  AVERAGE         46                        41      5       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1912   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.44  -0.44     0.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.73                      1.29   1.44     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.34                      2.25   2.09     1.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.7  1979   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.2   -2.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                      11.2   18.5      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      48.2   52.0     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        24     -5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  382                       289     93      304       
  SINCE MAR 1   1722                      1398    324     1362       
  SINCE JUL 1   8509                      8033    476     7849       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        81      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         6      1881                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2009.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2009.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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