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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CDT MON APR 15 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         76    528 PM  88    1915  55     21       60       
  MINIMUM         49    208 AM   6    1893  30     19       30       
  AVERAGE         63                        43     20       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.73 1944   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.59  -0.47     1.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.91                      1.44  -0.53     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      2.40  -1.00     3.00    
                                                                     
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        2                        23    -21       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  361                       358      3      353       
  SINCE MAR 1   1787                      1499    288     1432       
  SINCE JUL 1   7276                      8226   -950     8213       
                                                                     
 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     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        88      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         7      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2002.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2002.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.