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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1236 AM CST THU APR 3 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         30   1131 PM  82    1921  49    -19       25       
  MINIMUM         27    634 PM -10    1975  25      2       12       
  AVERAGE         29                        37     -8       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.51 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.08  -0.07     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.44                      0.93  -0.49     0.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.92                      1.89  -0.97     1.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1911   0.2   -0.2      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      1.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.0                       9.4   -1.4     18.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.4                      46.4  -14.0     31.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        28      8       46       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        57      5       76       
  SINCE MAR 1   1291                      1166    125     1502       
  SINCE JUL 1   7692                      7801   -109     6991       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        82      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -7      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2003.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   714 PM CST   
APRIL  4 2003.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   716 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.