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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
1227 AM CST SUN APR 6 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         42    607 PM  79    1991  51     -9       44       
  MINIMUM         16    301 AM  -1    1996  26    -10       16       
  AVERAGE         29                        39    -10       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1997   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.20  -0.19     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.44                      1.05  -0.61     0.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.92                      2.01  -1.09     1.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          15.2  1997   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.0   -1.0      1.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.0                      10.0   -2.0     18.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.4                      47.0  -14.6     31.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        27      9       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       139     34      196       
  SINCE MAR 1   1402                      1248    154     1622       
  SINCE JUL 1   7803                      7883    -80     7111       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  35 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         3      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2003.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2003.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.