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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
242 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67   1233 PM  88    1915  57     10       43       
  MINIMUM         27    535 AM   6    1893  30     -3       24       
  AVERAGE         47                        43      4       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.73 1944   0.04  -0.04     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.52   0.10     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.15                      1.39  -0.24     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.93                      2.33  -0.40     3.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1986   0.2   MM        1.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.7   -2.7      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                      11.8  -11.3     15.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                      49.3  -35.7     73.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        22     -4       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       346    -94      331       
  SINCE MAR 1    920                      1434   -514     1684       
  SINCE JUL 1   6419                      7865  -1446     8411       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        88      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         7      1880                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2012.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2012.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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