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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
225 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         59    656 PM  89    1952  63     -4       72       
                                      1926                          
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  18    1958  36      5       32       
                                      1907                          
  AVERAGE         50                        49      1       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.33 1884   0.06   0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      1.40  -0.71     0.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.42                      2.25   1.17     1.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.03                      3.21   1.82     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1940   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       4.0   -3.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     29.8                      13.0   16.8      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.3                      50.0   50.3     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        16     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  684                       644     40      679       
  SINCE MAR 1   2024                      1753    271     1737       
  SINCE JUL 1   8811                      8388    423     8224       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        93      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2009.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2009...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 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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