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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
128 AM CDT MON APR 8 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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    459 PM  85    1988  51     -7       53       
  MINIMUM         26    604 AM   3    1936  27     -1       30       
  AVERAGE         35                        39     -4       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.00 1875   0.04  -0.04     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.28  -0.25     1.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      1.13  -0.31     1.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      2.09  -0.78     2.27    
                                                                     
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       30                        26      4       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       191     50      186       
  SINCE MAR 1   1667                      1332    335     1265       
  SINCE JUL 1   7156                      8059   -903     8046       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  16 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2002.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2002.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.