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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1225 AM CST SAT APR 5 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         32    410 PM  77    1991  50    -18       44       
  MINIMUM         22   1159 PM   4    1920  26     -4       12       
  AVERAGE         27                        38    -11       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.24 1875   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.16  -0.15     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.44                      1.01  -0.57     0.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.92                      1.97  -1.05     1.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.3  1947   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8      1.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.0                       9.8   -1.8     18.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.4                      46.8  -14.4     31.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        27     11       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       112     25      161       
  SINCE MAR 1   1366                      1221    145     1587       
  SINCE JUL 1   7767                      7856    -89     7076       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2003.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   717 PM CST   
APRIL  6 2003.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.