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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
132 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         66    435 PM  88    1913  56     10       41       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM   7    1880  30     17       22       
  AVERAGE         57                        43     14       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.41 1878   0.05  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.64  -0.51     1.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.92                      1.49  -0.57     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.41                      2.45  -1.04     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        8                        22    -14       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  369                       380    -11      386       
  SINCE MAR 1   1795                      1521    274     1465       
  SINCE JUL 1   7284                      8248   -964     8246       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2002.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2002.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.