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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
219 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         68    342 PM  88    1913  56     12       85       
  MINIMUM         47    620 AM   7    1880  30     17       46       
  AVERAGE         58                        43     15       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.41 1878   0.05   0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.64  -0.56     0.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.81                      1.49   1.32     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      2.45   1.97     1.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1970   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.6   -2.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                      11.6   18.1      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      48.6   51.6     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        22    -15        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  434                       381     53      369       
  SINCE MAR 1   1774                      1490    284     1427       
  SINCE JUL 1   8561                      8125    436     7914       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  82 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1988                    
                                             1933                    
                                             1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2009.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2009.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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