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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
230 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         70    208 PM  89    1952  63      7       62       
                                      1926                          
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  18    1958  36      4       38       
                                      1907                          
  AVERAGE         55                        49      6       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.33 1884   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      1.40   0.70     3.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.66                      2.25   1.41     4.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.36                      3.21   2.15     5.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1940   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.7                       4.0    7.7      5.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     25.4                      13.0   12.4      8.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     83.7                      50.0   33.7     54.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        16     -6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  708                       644     64      493       
  SINCE MAR 1   2061                      1753    308     1456       
  SINCE JUL 1   8788                      8388    400     8103       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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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 2011.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2011...........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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