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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
722 PM CDT WED APR 4 2012


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         62    508 PM  77    1991  51     11       49       
                                      1930                          
                                      1912                          
  MINIMUM         29    648 AM   4    1920  26      3       27       
  AVERAGE         46                        39      7       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.24 1875   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.14  -0.13      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.54                      1.01  -0.47     1.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.32                      1.95  -0.63     3.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           3.3  1947   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                      10.0   -9.5     13.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.6                      47.5  -33.9     72.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           19                        26     -7       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                       108    -51      109       
  SINCE MAR 1    725                      1196   -471     1462       
  SINCE JUL 1   6224                      7627  -1403     8189       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2012.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2012.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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