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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
124 AM CDT MON APR 21 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         67    527 PM  90    1900  58      9       49       
  MINIMUM         36    642 AM  17    1966  32      4       25       
  AVERAGE         52                        45      7       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1921   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.89  -0.10     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.22                      1.74  -0.52     1.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.70                      2.70  -1.00     1.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.6  1899   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       3.1   -2.3      3.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.8                      12.1   -3.3     20.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.2                      49.1  -15.9     33.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        20     -7       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  418                       485    -67      481       
  SINCE MAR 1   1647                      1594     53     1907       
  SINCE JUL 1   8048                      8229   -181     7396       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        18      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2003.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2003.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.