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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
125 AM CDT THU APR 24 2003

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...THE BISMARCK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         68    100 PM  84    1895  60      8       72       
  MINIMUM         48    458 AM  16    1988  34     14       37       
  AVERAGE         58                        47     11       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.80 1880   0.05  -0.02     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      1.04  -0.22     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.25                      1.89  -0.64     1.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.73                      2.85  -1.12     2.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.8  1961   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       3.4   -2.6      3.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.8                      12.4   -3.6     20.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.2                      49.4  -16.2     33.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        19    -12       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  450                       542    -92      540       
  SINCE MAR 1   1679                      1651     28     1966       
  SINCE JUL 1   8080                      8286   -206     7455       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  56 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BISMARCK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        91      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        19      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2003.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2003.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.