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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
234 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    314 PM  77    1991  50     -1       56       
                                      1930                          
                                      1912                          
  MINIMUM         27    648 AM   4    1920  26      1       29       
  AVERAGE         38                        38      0       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1875   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.16  -0.16     1.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.56                      1.01   0.55     2.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.26                      1.97   1.29     4.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1947   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8      5.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.7                       9.8    3.9      7.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     72.0                      46.8   25.2     54.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        27      0       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  109                       112     -3       99       
  SINCE MAR 1   1462                      1221    241     1062       
  SINCE JUL 1   8189                      7856    333     7709       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2011.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2011.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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