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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
240 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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    504 PM  93    1980  59      9       49       
  MINIMUM         36    613 AM  18    1936  33      3       28       
  AVERAGE         52                        46      6       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.44 1885   0.05  -0.05     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.94  -0.85     0.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      1.79   1.03     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      2.75   1.68     1.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1924   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.2   -3.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                      12.2   17.5      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      49.2   51.0     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        19     -6       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  540                       504     36      472       
  SINCE MAR 1   1880                      1613    267     1530       
  SINCE JUL 1   8667                      8248    419     8017       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        89      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        14      1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2009.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2009.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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