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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
225 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    236 PM  77    1991  51     -9       62       
                                      1930                          
                                      1912                          
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM   4    1920  26     -2       29       
  AVERAGE         33                        39     -6       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1875   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.83                      1.01  -0.18     0.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.42                      1.95  -0.53     1.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1947   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.9                      10.0   -3.1      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     35.5                      47.5  -12.0     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        26      6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       108     14       57       
  SINCE MAR 1   1429                      1196    233      725       
  SINCE JUL 1   7738                      7627    111     6224       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2013.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2013.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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