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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         61    508 PM  85    1915  57      4       68       
  MINIMUM         30    536 AM  10    1953  31     -1       32       
  AVERAGE         46                        44      2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 1878   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.74  -0.25     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.92                      1.59  -0.67     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      2.55  -1.15     1.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.1  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       2.8   -2.0      1.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.8                      11.8   -3.0     18.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.2                      48.8  -15.6     31.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        21     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  361                       424    -63      395       
  SINCE MAR 1   1590                      1533     57     1821       
  SINCE JUL 1   7991                      8168   -177     7310       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  46 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2003.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2003.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.