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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
124 AM CDT WED APR 24 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         72    350 PM  84    1895  60     12       62       
  MINIMUM         37   1154 PM  16    1988  34      3       24       
  AVERAGE         55                        47      8       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.80 1880   0.05   0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.04  -0.18     1.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.65                      1.89  -0.24     2.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.14                      2.85  -0.71     3.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.9                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     20.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     33.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        19     -9       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  540                       541     -1      580       
  SINCE MAR 1   1966                      1682    284     1659       
  SINCE JUL 1   7455                      8409   -954     8440       
                                                                     
 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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  53 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        91      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        19      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2002.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2002.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.