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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
123 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         46    356 PM  86    1961  58    -12       68       
  MINIMUM         19    423 AM   4    1928  32    -13       42       
  AVERAGE         33                        45    -12       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 1891   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.84  -0.37     1.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.26                      1.69  -0.43     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      2.65  -0.90     3.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     20.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     33.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        20     12       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  453                       464    -11      478       
  SINCE MAR 1   1879                      1605    274     1557       
  SINCE JUL 1   7368                      8332   -964     8338       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  65 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        90      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        17      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2002.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2002.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.