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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
324 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         58    508 PM  89    1952  63     -5       70       
                                      1926                          
  MINIMUM         38   1150 PM  18    1958  36      2       40       
                                      1907                          
  AVERAGE         48                        50     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.33 1884   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.20   0.51     2.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.24                      2.07   0.17     3.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.02                      3.01   0.01     5.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1940   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.1   -4.1     11.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                      13.2  -12.7     25.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                      50.7  -37.1     83.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  516                       622   -106      708       
  SINCE MAR 1   1184                      1710   -526     2061       
  SINCE JUL 1   6683                      8141  -1458     8788       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        16      1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 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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