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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1228 AM CST SAT APR 6 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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    456 PM  79    1991  50     -6       57       
  MINIMUM         16    551 AM  -1    1996  27    -11       32       
  AVERAGE         30                        39     -9       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1997   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.20  -0.17     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      1.05  -0.23     1.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      2.01  -0.70     2.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     18.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     31.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        27      8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       139     57      142       
  SINCE MAR 1   1622                      1280    342     1221       
  SINCE JUL 1   7111                      8007   -896     8002       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         3      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2002.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   719 PM CST   
APRIL  7 2002.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.