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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
221 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         48    638 PM  93    1992  63    -15       71       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  16    1903  37     -1       44       
  AVERAGE         42                        50     -8       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.06 1895   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      1.46  -0.77     0.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.42                      2.31   1.11     1.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.03                      3.27   1.76     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1967   T      0.0      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       23                        16      7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  707                       660     47      686       
  SINCE MAR 1   2047                      1769    278     1744       
  SINCE JUL 1   8834                      8404    430     8231       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  10 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1911                    
                                             1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2009...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2009...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 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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