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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
220 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         54    415 PM  85    1915  57     -3       63       
  MINIMUM         39   1105 PM  10    1953  31      8       24       
  AVERAGE         47                        44      3       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 1878   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.74  -0.65     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      1.59   1.23     0.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      2.55   1.88     1.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.1  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.8   -2.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                      11.8   17.9      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      48.8   51.4     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        21     -3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  466                       424     42      410       
  SINCE MAR 1   1806                      1533    273     1468       
  SINCE JUL 1   8593                      8168    425     7955       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  37 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1988                    
                                             1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2009.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2009.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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