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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
229 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         52    307 PM  85    1988  52      0       61       
                                      1970                          
  MINIMUM         36    643 AM   3    1936  27      9       22       
  AVERAGE         44                        39      5       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.00 1875   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.28  -0.28     1.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.56                      1.13   0.43     2.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.26                      2.09   1.17     4.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1919   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4      5.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.7                      10.4    3.3      7.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     72.0                      47.4   24.6     54.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        26     -5       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       191    -13      164       
  SINCE MAR 1   1531                      1300    231     1127       
  SINCE JUL 1   8258                      7935    323     7774       
                                                                     
 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    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1997                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2011.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2011.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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