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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
122 AM CDT SUN APR 21 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         49   1246 PM  90    1900  58     -9       53       
  MINIMUM         25    553 AM  17    1966  32     -7       41       
  AVERAGE         37                        45     -8       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.00 1921   0.05  -0.05     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.89  -0.42     1.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.26                      1.74  -0.48     2.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.75                      2.70  -0.95     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     20.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     33.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        20      8       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  481                       484     -3      496       
  SINCE MAR 1   1907                      1625    282     1575       
  SINCE JUL 1   7396                      8352   -956     8356       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        18      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2002.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2002.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.