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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
221 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         58    236 PM  82    1988  56      2       59       
                                      1933                          
                                      1906                          
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  10    1953  31     13       31       
  AVERAGE         51                        44      7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.16 1976   0.05  -0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.69  -0.60     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      1.54   1.28     0.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      2.50   1.93     1.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1917   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.7   -2.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                      11.7   18.0      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      48.7   51.5     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        22     -8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  448                       403     45      389       
  SINCE MAR 1   1788                      1512    276     1447       
  SINCE JUL 1   8575                      8147    428     7934       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   7 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        85      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2009.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2009.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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