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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
124 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         68    413 PM  84    1968  54     14       47       
  MINIMUM         36   1158 PM   7    1957  28      8       30       
  AVERAGE         52                        41     11       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.31 1912   0.04  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.44  -0.34     1.78    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.89                      1.29  -0.40     2.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.38                      2.25  -0.87     2.92    
                                                                     
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       13                        24    -11       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  339                       289     50      287       
  SINCE MAR 1   1765                      1430    335     1366       
  SINCE JUL 1   7254                      8157   -903     8147       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        78      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         6      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2002.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2002.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.