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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
134 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         52   1255 AM  92    1987  57     -5       70       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM  12    1988  31     -5       30       
  AVERAGE         39                        44     -5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          0.74 1986   0.05   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.79  -0.32     1.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.26                      1.64  -0.38     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      2.60  -0.85     3.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.9                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     20.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     33.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        21      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  421                       444    -23      468       
  SINCE MAR 1   1847                      1585    262     1547       
  SINCE JUL 1   7336                      8312   -976     8328       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  MIXED PRECIP                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         4      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2002.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2002.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.