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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1228 AM CST WED APR 2 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         48   1202 AM  75    1976  48      0       44       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM -12    1975  25      5       25       
  AVERAGE         39                        37      2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.79 1892   0.04  -0.03     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.04  -0.03     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.44                      0.89  -0.45     0.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.92                      1.85  -0.93     1.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1999   0.2   -0.2      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.0                       9.2   -1.2     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.4                      46.2  -13.8     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        29     -3       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        29     -3       30       
  SINCE MAR 1   1255                      1138    117     1456       
  SINCE JUL 1   7656                      7773   -117     6945       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        82      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25       -10      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2003.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   713 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2003.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   714 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.