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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
455 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         32    431 PM  92    1987  57    -25       68       
  MINIMUM         25    638 AM  12    1988  32     -7       40       
                                      1953                          
  AVERAGE         29                        44    -15       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.74 1986   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.79   0.12     2.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.47                      1.64   0.83     3.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.17                      2.60   1.57     4.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           4.2  1970   0.1    0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.2                       2.9    4.3      5.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     20.9                      11.9    9.0      7.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     79.2                      48.9   30.3     54.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        21     15       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  473                       445     28      343       
  SINCE MAR 1   1826                      1554    272     1306       
  SINCE JUL 1   8553                      8189    364     7953       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         4      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2011.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2011.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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