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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1224 AM CST FRI APR 5 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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    310 PM  77    1991  50     -6       39       
  MINIMUM         12    620 AM   4    1920  26    -14       33       
  AVERAGE         28                        38    -10       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1875   0.04  -0.04     0.60    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.16  -0.13     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      1.01  -0.19     1.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      1.97  -0.66     2.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     18.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     31.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        27     10       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       112     49      122       
  SINCE MAR 1   1587                      1253    334     1201       
  SINCE JUL 1   7076                      7980   -904     7982       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2002.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   718 PM CST   
APRIL  6 2002.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   719 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.