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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
128 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2002

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         58    504 PM  89    1952  62     -4       81       
  MINIMUM         33   1238 AM  18    1958  37     -4       49       
  AVERAGE         46                        50     -4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1884   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.40  -0.25     1.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.94                      2.25  -0.31     2.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.43                      3.21  -0.78     3.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    4.5                                               
  SINCE MAR 1     21.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        16      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  696                       644     52      606       
  SINCE MAR 1   2122                      1785    337     1685       
  SINCE JUL 1   7611                      8512   -901     8466       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        93      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2002.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2002...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.