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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
304 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         38    626 PM  82    1988  58    -20       37       
                                      1933                          
                                      1906                          
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM  10    1953  31     -7       24       
  AVERAGE         31                        44    -13       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.16 1976   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.60   0.07     0.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.20                      1.47  -0.27     2.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.98                      2.41  -0.43     4.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.0  1917   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.0   -3.0      6.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                      12.1  -11.6     20.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                      49.6  -36.0     78.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        21     13       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  307                       388    -81      401       
  SINCE MAR 1    975                      1476   -501     1754       
  SINCE JUL 1   6474                      7907  -1433     8481       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        85      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1953                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2012.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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