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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1230 AM CST MON APR 1 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40    417 PM  75    1963  48     -8       43       
  MINIMUM         23    641 AM  -8    1975  24     -1       22       
  AVERAGE         32                        36     -4       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.44 1877   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.85  -0.06     0.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.79                      0.85  -0.06     0.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.28                      1.81  -0.53     1.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   16.8                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     16.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        29      4       32       
  MONTH TO DATE 1426                      1141    285     1079       
  SINCE MAR 1   1426                      1141    285     1079       
  SINCE JUL 1   6915                      7868   -953     7860       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -12      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2002.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   712 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2002.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   713 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.