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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
132 AM CDT THU APR 25 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         47    403 PM  91    1962  60    -13       72       
  MINIMUM         30    820 AM  19    1934  34     -4       33       
  AVERAGE         39                        47     -8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1953   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.10  -0.24     1.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.65                      1.95  -0.30     2.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.14                      2.91  -0.77     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       26                        18      8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  566                       559      7      592       
  SINCE MAR 1   1992                      1700    292     1671       
  SINCE JUL 1   7481                      8427   -946     8452       
                                                                     
 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    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        90      1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        15      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2002.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2002.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.