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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
140 AM CDT SAT APR 27 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         51    205 PM  92    1952  61    -10       77       
  MINIMUM         19R   603 AM  19    1920  35    -16       40       
  AVERAGE         35                        48    -13       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.16 1964   0.06   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      1.22  -0.24     1.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.77                      2.07  -0.30     2.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.26                      3.03  -0.77     3.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.6                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    4.5                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     21.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        17     13        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  627                       594     33      606       
  SINCE MAR 1   2053                      1735    318     1685       
  SINCE JUL 1   7542                      8462   -920     8466       
                                                                     
 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    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  39 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2002.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2002.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.