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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1225 AM CST TUE APR 2 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         44   1251 PM  75    1976  49     -5       46       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM -12    1975  25      0       18       
  AVERAGE         35                        37     -2       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.79 1892   0.04  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.04  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.81                      0.89  -0.08     0.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.30                      1.85  -0.55     1.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     17.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     30.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        29      1       33       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        29      1       33       
  SINCE MAR 1   1456                      1170    286     1112       
  SINCE JUL 1   6945                      7897   -952     7893       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  39 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        82      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -10      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2002.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   713 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2002.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   715 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.