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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
237 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         50    301 PM  93    1992  64    -14       71       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM  16    1903  36     -6       31       
  AVERAGE         40                        50    -10       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.06 1895   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.26   0.55     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.64                      2.13   0.51     2.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.23                      3.07   0.16     3.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1967   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   21.8                       4.2   17.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     28.7                      13.3   15.4      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.3                      50.8    6.5     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        15     10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  907                       637    270      530       
  SINCE MAR 1   2214                      1724    490     1198       
  SINCE JUL 1   8523                      8155    368     6697       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        18      1911                    
                                             1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 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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