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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
230 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         30   1159 PM  88    1915  57    -27       67       
  MINIMUM         26    245 PM   6    1893  30     -4       27       
  AVERAGE         28                        43    -15       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.04R         0.73 1944   0.04   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      0.52   0.82     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.17                      1.39   0.78     1.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.76                      2.33   0.43     1.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       17.3 R         5.0  1986   0.2   17.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   21.2                       2.7   18.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     28.1                      11.8   16.3      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.7                      49.3    7.4     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        22     15       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  452                       346    106      252       
  SINCE MAR 1   1759                      1434    325      920       
  SINCE JUL 1   8068                      7865    203     6419       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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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 2013.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2013.........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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