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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
220 AM CDT MON APR 20 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         63    219 PM  86    1961  58      5       71       
  MINIMUM         31    712 AM   4    1928  32     -1       36       
  AVERAGE         47                        45      2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 1891   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.84  -0.75     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      1.69   1.13     0.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      2.65   1.78     1.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1899   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.0   -3.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                      12.0   17.7      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      49.0   51.2     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        20     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  507                       465     42      437       
  SINCE MAR 1   1847                      1574    273     1495       
  SINCE JUL 1   8634                      8209    425     7982       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        90      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        17      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2009.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2009.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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