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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1228 AM CST WED APR 3 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         25    104 AM  82    1921  50    -25       48       
  MINIMUM         12   1159 PM -10    1975  25    -13       20       
  AVERAGE         19                        37    -18       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.51 1986   0.04  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.08  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      0.93  -0.11     0.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      1.89  -0.58     1.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     18.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     31.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        28     18       31       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        57     19       64       
  SINCE MAR 1   1502                      1198    304     1143       
  SINCE JUL 1   6991                      7925   -934     7924       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  37 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        82      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -7      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2002.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   715 PM CST   
APRIL  4 2002.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   716 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.